Deuteronomy 4:48
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֲרוֹעֵר
ʻĂrôwʻêr
Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
נַחַל
nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
אַרְנוֹן
ʼArnôwn
the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory
הַר
har
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
שִׂיאֹן
Sîyʼôn
Sion, the summit of Mount Hermon
חֶרְמוֹן
Chermôwn
Chermon, a mount of Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →נַחַל nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Study H5158 →Cross References
(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
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