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Psalms 87:2 Interlinear

“loveth The LORD the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob”

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Psalms 87 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אֹהֵ֣ב	H157	loveth	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
2	יְ֭הוָה	H3068	The LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3	שַׁעֲרֵ֣י	H8179	the gates	an opening, i.e., door or gate
4	צִיּ֑וֹן	H6726	of Zion	tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem
5	מִ֝כֹּ֗ל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6	מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת	H4908	more than all the dwellings	a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the temple); specifically, the tabernacle (properly, its w
7	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	H3290	of Jacob	jaakob, the israelitish patriarch

Psalms 87:2 (current)loveth The LORD the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob