Deuteronomy 3:9

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

צידנים צִידֹנִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צידון

Tsîydôwn

Definition

Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine

Root

or צידן; from H6679 (צוד) in the sense of catching fish; fishery;

Exhaustive

or צידן; from צוד in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine; Sidon, Zidon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6721

צידני

Tsîydônîy

Definition

a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon

Root

patrial from H6721 (צידון);

Exhaustive

patrial from צידון; a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon; Sidonian, of Sidon, Zidonian.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6722

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צִידוֹן

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1227

Name of the first-born of Canaan and city founded by the Phenicians on the Mediterranean (Sidon).

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צִידֹנִי

gent. m. / fem. • Strongs / High • Page 1228

Gent. m., fem. צִידֹנִית, see צִידֹון (Sidonian).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צִידוֹן

f. prop. n. • Page 567

Sidon, the proper name of a celebrated commercial city in Phenicia. Gen. 10: 15.

Noun gentilic masculine plural absolute

LXX: σιδῶνοσ σιδῶνα σιδωνίων σιδώνιοι σιδών

LXX Usage Statistics

H6721:

σιδῶνοσ 7× (19.3%)

σιδῶνα 6× (15.6%)

σιδωνίων 5× (13.6%)

σιδώνιοι 4× (9.1%)

σιδών 3× (8.0%)

H6722:

No stats available

יקראו יִקְרְאוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קרא

qârâʼ

Definition

to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 (קרא) through the idea of accosting a person met);

Exhaustive

a primitive root (rather identical with קרא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 755

to call

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1292

To cry, raise the voice loud, call, cry out (intr.); to call upon, implore God; to proclaim, announce, preach; to praise, celebrate aloud; to name, assign a name (trans.).

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

To call (to name, to be named); to call together, to invite (to an assembly or feast); to summon (for defense or tribunal); to call forth, to appoint; to choose; to read aloud, to proclaim. (Nif'al: To be called, celebrated, named, read, or reckoned as belonging to someone).

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

(Pi'el: קֵרֵא) To strike upon or hit against a thing; hence to meet, to happen, to befall. (Nif'al: נִקְרָא) To go or come to one, to encounter a person (accidentally), to be met with, to meet by chance, to happen. (Hif'il: הִקְרִיאָ) To cause to happen or befall, misfortune.

קָרָא

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1294

To call, summon, invite; to proclaim, publish; to read; to name.

קָרָא

verb qal • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

To call, call out, cry, proclaim; to call together, convoke; to invite; to summon (to tribunal); to call forth, appoint; to call into existence; to choose; to name or be called; to read aloud, declaim.

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

To be called, chosen, to be named.

קָרָא

verb qal • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

II. Properly to strike upon or hit against a thing; hence to meet, to happen, to befall (with a double accusative).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָרָא

verb • Page 593

I. to call. Subordinate significations include: (1) to call a person or thing; (2) to call out to any one (Is. 6:3); (3) to call on for help (Ps. 4:4); (4) to call together, an assembly (Joel 1:14); (5) to invite, bid (1 Sam. 9:13); (6) to announce, proclaim (Joel 4:9); (7) to celebrate, praise (Prov. 20:6); (8) to call, choose, appoint (Is. 42:6); (9) to invoke or praise the name of Jehovah (Gen. 4:26).

קָרָא

verb • Page 594

Continuation of previous entry: 2. to name; construed with an accus. of the name and a dative of the person or thing (Gen. 1:5, 4:26). 3. to read (Ex. 24:7, Deut. 17:19). Niph: 1. to be called (Jer. 44:26); 2. to be named (Gen. 2:23, 1 Sam. 9:9). Pu: 1. to be called (Ezek. 10:13); 2. to be named (Is. 48:12, 65:1).

קָרָא

verb • Root קרה • Page 594

II. i.q. קָרָה to meet or befal a person, spoken of an event or destiny (Gen. 49:1, 42:4). Infinitive לִקְרַאת used as a preposition meaning to meet (Gen. 46:29, Ex. 4:27) or over against (Gen. 15:10). Niph: to meet, spoken of persons (Ex. 5:3) or things (Deut. 22:6). Hiph: to cause to happen (Jer. 32:23).

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἐκάλεσεν ἐπωνόμασεν ἐβόησεν ἀνέγνω ἐκλήθη

LXX Usage Statistics

H7121:

ἐκάλεσεν 170× (21.5%)

ἐπωνόμασεν 23× (2.9%)

ἐβόησεν 17× (2.0%)

ἀνέγνω 16× (2.0%)

ἐκλήθη 16× (2.1%)

κληθήσεται 15× (2.0%)

καλέσαι 14× (1.9%)

ἐκάλεσα 14× (1.9%)

ἐκέκραξα 12× (1.7%)

ἐκάλεσαν 12× (1.5%)

לחרמון לְחֶרְמוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חרמון

Chermôwn

Definition

Chermon, a mount of Palestine

Root

from H2763 (חרם); abrupt;

Exhaustive

from חרם; abrupt; Chermon, a mount of Palestine; Hermon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2768

אבים

ʼĂbîyâm

Definition

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

Root

from H1 (אב) and H3220 (ים); father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman);

Exhaustive

from אב and ים; father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman); Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah; Abijam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H38

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֶרְמוֹן

noun proper • Root חרם • Strongs / High • Page 531

prominent, rugged mountain. Name of the highest peak of a mountain range in the north-east of Palestine, part of the Anti-Lebanon range, Mount Hermon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֶרְמוֹן

proper name • Page 249

proper name of a mountainous ridge of Antilibanus.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: αερμων ερμων

LXX Usage Statistics

H2768:

αερμων 10× (77.7%)

ερμων 2× (14.0%)

Hermon_§Hermon_Mount@Deu.3.8:

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שרין שִׂרְין

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שריון

Shiryôwn

Definition

Shirjon or Sirjon, a peak of the Lebanon

Root

and שרין; the same as H8304 (שריה) (i.e. sheeted with snow);

Exhaustive

and שרין; the same as שריה (i.e. sheeted with snow); Shirjon or Sirjon, a peak of the Lebanon; Sirion.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8303

אבים

ʼĂbîyâm

Definition

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

Root

from H1 (אב) and H3220 (ים); father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman);

Exhaustive

from אב and ים; father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman); Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah; Abijam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H38

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׁרְיוֹן

noun masculine • Root שרה • Strongs / High • Page 1484

Same as שִׁרְיָן (likely referring to armor or coat of mail).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שִׁרְיוֹן

noun masculine • Page 700

1. A coat of mail, habergeon. Ref: 1 Sam. 17:5, 38; Neh. 4:10; 2 Chr. 26:14. 2. The name of mount Hermon among the Sidonians. Ref: Deut. 3:9.

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8303:

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Hermon_Mount@Deu.3.8:

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והאמרי וְהָאֱמֹרִי

and the Speakers

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אמרי

ʼĔmôrîy

Definition

an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes

Root

probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from H559 (אמר) in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer;

Exhaustive

probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from אמר in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Amorite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H567

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱמֹרִי

noun gent. m. • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 157

Amorite, i.e. mountaineer; name of one of the greatest and most important of the races of the Canaanite or Phenician people.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱמֹרִי

noun masculine • Page 59

Amorite, or collect. Amorites, a Canaanitish people inhabiting the mountainous parts of Judea. (Gen. 14:7, 13; 48:22; 2 Sam. 21:2).

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0567:

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יקראו יִקְרְאוּ־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קרא

qârâʼ

Definition

to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root (rather identical with H7122 (קרא) through the idea of accosting a person met);

Exhaustive

a primitive root (rather identical with קרא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 755

to call

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1292

To cry, raise the voice loud, call, cry out (intr.); to call upon, implore God; to proclaim, announce, preach; to praise, celebrate aloud; to name, assign a name (trans.).

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

To call (to name, to be named); to call together, to invite (to an assembly or feast); to summon (for defense or tribunal); to call forth, to appoint; to choose; to read aloud, to proclaim. (Nif'al: To be called, celebrated, named, read, or reckoned as belonging to someone).

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

(Pi'el: קֵרֵא) To strike upon or hit against a thing; hence to meet, to happen, to befall. (Nif'al: נִקְרָא) To go or come to one, to encounter a person (accidentally), to be met with, to meet by chance, to happen. (Hif'il: הִקְרִיאָ) To cause to happen or befall, misfortune.

קָרָא

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1294

To call, summon, invite; to proclaim, publish; to read; to name.

קָרָא

verb qal • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

To call, call out, cry, proclaim; to call together, convoke; to invite; to summon (to tribunal); to call forth, appoint; to call into existence; to choose; to name or be called; to read aloud, declaim.

קָרָא

verb • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

To be called, chosen, to be named.

קָרָא

verb qal • Root קרא • Strongs / High • Page 1293

II. Properly to strike upon or hit against a thing; hence to meet, to happen, to befall (with a double accusative).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קָרָא

verb • Page 593

I. to call. Subordinate significations include: (1) to call a person or thing; (2) to call out to any one (Is. 6:3); (3) to call on for help (Ps. 4:4); (4) to call together, an assembly (Joel 1:14); (5) to invite, bid (1 Sam. 9:13); (6) to announce, proclaim (Joel 4:9); (7) to celebrate, praise (Prov. 20:6); (8) to call, choose, appoint (Is. 42:6); (9) to invoke or praise the name of Jehovah (Gen. 4:26).

קָרָא

verb • Page 594

Continuation of previous entry: 2. to name; construed with an accus. of the name and a dative of the person or thing (Gen. 1:5, 4:26). 3. to read (Ex. 24:7, Deut. 17:19). Niph: 1. to be called (Jer. 44:26); 2. to be named (Gen. 2:23, 1 Sam. 9:9). Pu: 1. to be called (Ezek. 10:13); 2. to be named (Is. 48:12, 65:1).

קָרָא

verb • Root קרה • Page 594

II. i.q. קָרָה to meet or befal a person, spoken of an event or destiny (Gen. 49:1, 42:4). Infinitive לִקְרַאת used as a preposition meaning to meet (Gen. 46:29, Ex. 4:27) or over against (Gen. 15:10). Niph: to meet, spoken of persons (Ex. 5:3) or things (Deut. 22:6). Hiph: to cause to happen (Jer. 32:23).

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἐκάλεσεν ἐπωνόμασεν ἐβόησεν ἀνέγνω ἐκλήθη

LXX Usage Statistics

H7121:

ἐκάλεσεν 170× (21.5%)

ἐπωνόμασεν 23× (2.9%)

ἐβόησεν 17× (2.0%)

ἀνέγνω 16× (2.0%)

ἐκλήθη 16× (2.1%)

κληθήσεται 15× (2.0%)

καλέσαι 14× (1.9%)

ἐκάλεσα 14× (1.9%)

ἐκέκραξα 12× (1.7%)

ἐκάλεσαν 12× (1.5%)

לו לוֹ

to himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

וְ

prefix • Root היה • Page 195

A prefix, as in וַיִּקְתֹּל (he killed). Usually called Vav conversivum futuri. It is most probably a contraction of the old form הָוָה or הָוֵי i. q. הָיָה.

וְ

conj. and prefix • Page 194

Vav copulativum. Signifies a nail, peg, hook. Used as: 1. merely connective (and, also); 2. adversative (but, yet - Gen. 17:21); 3. illative (since, wherefore - Gen. 26:27, Ruth 1:21); 4. causal (for - Gen. 20:3, Is. 39:1); 5. to express result/consequence (that - Num. 23:19).

Preposition, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

שניר שְׂנִיר׃

sharp point

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שניר

Shᵉnîyr

Definition

Shenir or Senir, a summit of Lebanon

Root

or שניר; from an unused root meaning to be pointed; peak;

Exhaustive

or שניר; from an unused root meaning to be pointed; peak; Shenir or Senir, a summit of Lebanon; Senir, Shenir.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8149

אבים

ʼĂbîyâm

Definition

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

Root

from H1 (אב) and H3220 (ים); father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman);

Exhaustive

from אב and ים; father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman); Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah; Abijam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H38

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁנִיר or שְׂנִיר

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1460

A projecting mountain-peak or a snow mountain, also called שִׁיאֹן (n. p.), located among the Amorites.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׂנִיר

name • Page 641

name of a ridge of mountains among the Amorites, usually called Hermon. Deut. 3: 9. 1 Chr. 5: 23.

Noun proper name

LXX: σανιρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8149:

σανιρ 3× (73.0%)

Hermon_Mount@Deu.3.8:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
(The Sidonians will call to Hermon, Sirion; and the Amorites will call to it, Shenk.)

LITV Translation:
The Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The Phoenicians call Hermon Sirion, but the Amorite has called it Senir.