Deuteronomy Chapter 3 verse 9 Holy Bible
(`which' Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir;)
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(By the Sidonians, Hermon is named Sirion, and by the Amorites Shenir;)
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(the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir):
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(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
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(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
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([which] Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir;)
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(Sidonians call Hermon, Sirion; and the Amorites call it Senir,)
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Sirion.--(Sion,Deut.448.) Sirion, or Shirion, and Shenir, are thought to have similar meanings. But the Targum inteprets Shenir as the "rock of snow." Shirion, according to Gesenius, means "glittering like a breastplate." It would not be safe to assert that the mention of the Sidonian name of Hermon makes this verse an addition after Israel was in Palestine, though it might be so. The Jewish commentator Rashi points out that, including the name Sion (Deuteronomy 4:48), "this mountain has four names. Why mention them? To declare the praise of the land of Israel, which had four kingdoms glorifying themselves in it, and each of them saying, 'It is called after my name!'" But there are several notes of this kind in the Pentateuch. (See Genesis 23:2; Genesis 31:47; Numbers 13:22; also Joshua 14:15.)Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewwhich the Sidoniansצִידֹנִ֛ים (ṣî·ḏō·nîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 6722: Sidonians -- an inhabitant of Sidoncallיִקְרְא֥וּ (yiq·rə·’ū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7121: To call, proclaim, readSirionשִׂרְיֹ֑ן (śir·yōn)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 8303: Sirion -- a Sidonian name for Mount Hermonbut the Amoritesוְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י (wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 567: Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribecallיִקְרְאוּ־ (yiq·rə·’ū-)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7121: To call, proclaim, readSenir—שְׂנִֽיר׃ (śə·nîr)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 8149: Senir -- Amorite name for Mount HermonJump to PreviousAmorites Senir Shenir Sidonians Sido'nians Sirion Si'rion
