What does הַר · גְּרִזִים · עֵיבָל mean in the Bible?
הַר · גְּרִזִים · עֵיבָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal — the geographical embodiment of the blessing and curse".
Hebrew · H2022, H1630, H5858
הַר גְּרִזִּים וְהַר עֵיבָל
A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) · Gerizim , a mountain of Palestine · Ebal , a mountain of Palestine
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הַר H2022 a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
Pronunciation har
Physical elevation that serves as a sacred or significant space; metaphorically denotes exaltation and divine encounter.
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גְּרִזִים H1630 Gerizim , a mountain of Palestine
Pronunciation gĕriziym
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עֵיבָל H5858 Ebal , a mountain of Palestine
Pronunciation ʿēybāl
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What does הַר גְּרִזִּים וְהַר עֵיבָל (har Gerizim vehar Eval) mean in the Bible?
הַר · גְּרִזִים · עֵיבָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal — the geographical embodiment of the blessing and curse".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2022, H1630, H5858?
H2022, H1630, H5858 is connected to 559 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal — the geographical embodiment of the blessing and curse
Strong's H2022, H1630, H5858
Lexical occurrences 559 verses Source Gloss
Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal — the geographical embodiment of the blessing and curse
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַר גְּרִזִּים וְהַר עֵיבָל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G717 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain