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Ezekiel

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"Now these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, running from east to west, Dan, one portion.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Now these these Pronoun H428 וְאֵ֖לֶּה ve·'el·leh
are the names a name Noun H8034 שְׁמֹ֣ות she·mo·vt
of the tribes: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe Noun H7626 הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים ha·she·va·tim;
from the northern north Noun H6828 צָפֹ֡ונָה tza·fo·v·nah
extremity, end, extremity Noun H7097 מִקְצֵ֣ה mik·tzeh
beside to, into, towards Prepostion H413 אֶל־ el-
the way way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 דֶּֽרֶךְ־ de·rech-
of Hethlon a place in N. Pal. Noun H2855 חֶתְלֹ֣ן chet·lon
Analysis:
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to Lebo-hamath, to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 לְֽבֹוא־ le·vo·v-
[as far as] Hazar-enan a place on the N.E. border of Canaan Noun H2704 עֵינָן֩ ei·nan
Analysis:
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[at] the border border, boundary, territory Noun H1366 גְּב֨וּל ge·vul
of Damascus, a city in Aram (Syria) Noun H1834 דַּמֶּ֤שֶׂק dam·me·sek
Analysis:
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toward the north north Noun H6828 צָפֹ֙ונָה֙ tza·fo·v·nah
beside to, into, towards Prepostion H413 אֶל־ el-
Hamath, a place N. of Damascus Noun H2574 חֲמָ֡ת cha·mat
Analysis:
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running to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וְהָיוּ־ ve·hai·u-
from east east, east wind Noun H6921 קָדִ֛ים ka·dim
to west, sea Noun H3220 הַיָּ֖ם hai·yam
Dan, "judge," a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in N. Isr. Noun H1835 דָּ֥ן dan
Analysis:
Read more about: Dan, Dan
one one Adjective H259 אֶחָֽד׃ e·chad.
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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Locations

Damascus

DAMASCUSda-mas'-kus:1. The Name2. Situation and Natural Features3. The City Itself4. Its History(1) The Early Period (to circa 950 B.C.)(2) The Aramean Kingdom (circa 950-732 B.C.)(3) The Middle Period (732 B.C.-650 A.D.)(4) Under Islam1. Name:The English name is the same as the Greek Damaskos. The Hebrew name is Dammeseq, but the Aramaic form Darmeseq, occu... View Details

Dan

DAN (2)A city familiar as marking the northern limit of the land of Israel in the common phrase "from Dan even to Beer-sheba" (Judges 20:1 1 Samuel 3:20, etc.). Its ancient name was Laish or Leshem (Judges 18:7, etc.). It was probably an outlying settlement of Tyre of Sidon. Its inhabitants, pursuing the ends of peaceful traders, were defenseless against the... View Details

Hamath

HAMATHha'-math (chamath; Hemath, Haimath; Swete also has Hemath): The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes. In Amos 6:2 it is named Great Hamath, but not necessa... View Details

Hethlon

HETHLONheth'-lon (chethlon; Peshitta chethron): Name of a place associated with Zedad on the ideal northern boundary of Israel, as given in Ezekiel 47:15 and 48:1, but not named in Numbers 34:8, while the Septuagint evidently translated the text it had. In accordance with the opinion they hold as to the boundary line of Northern Israel, van Kasteren and Buhl... View Details

People

Dan

|judge,| a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in Northern Israel

Enan

|having fountains,| a man of Naphtali

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Now these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, running from east to west, Dan, one portion.
King James Bible "Now Now these are the names of the tribes: from tribes. From the northern extremity, beside north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon Hethlon, as one goeth to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, toward Damascus northward, to the north beside Hamath, running from coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east to west, Dan, one portion.and west; a portion for Dan.
Hebrew Greek English "Now these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, running from east to west, Dan, one portion.