H2769 H2769
and Hermons (plural referring to Mount Hermon's multiple peaks)
Psalm 42:6 uses the plural 'Hermons' (חֶרְמוֹנִים) to reference the multiple peaks of Mount Hermon, the majestic snow-capped mountain dominating northern Israel and southern Syria. Hermon's three distinct summits explain the plural usage, distinguishing the individual peaks that form the mountain range. The name means 'sacred mountain,' reflecting its religious significance across multiple ancient Near Eastern cultures. The psalmist, remembering God 'from the land of Jordan and Hermons,' evokes the geographic extremity of Israel's northern boundary.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The plural form acknowledges the topographic reality of Hermon's multiple peaks, which ancient observers recognized as distinct summits within a single mountain massif. From various vantage points, different peaks might be visible, and 1 Chronicles 5:23 and Song of Songs 4:8 distinguish between Hermon and Senir, possibly referring to different peaks. The psalmist's geographic reference—from Jordan valley to Hermon peaks—spans Israel's breadth, using this plural to encompass the full northern mountain range. 1×
AR["وَالحَرْمونِيْنِ"]·ben["ও-হর্মোণ-থেকে"]·DE["und-Hermons"]·EN["and-Hermons"]·FR["et-Hermôn"]·heb["ו-חרמונים"]·HI["और-हेर्मोन"]·IT["[וחרמונים]"]·jav["lan-gunung-Hérmon"]·KO["그리고-헤르몬들"]·PT["e-dos-Hermons"]·RU["и-Хермонов"]·ES["y-Hermones"]·SW["na-Hermoni"]·TR["ve-Hermon"]·urd["اور-حرمونیم"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֶרְמוֹן n.pr.mont. Hermon (sacred mountain, cf. Sab. מחרם, etc., temple, Arabic حَرَامٌ interior of mosque, حُرْمَةٌ asylum, WetzstZKW v. 1884, 115 RSSem i. 93; 2nd ed., 94)—the highest peak of Anti-Lebanon range, usually snow-capped, commanding southern Syria & northern Palestine; it is called שִׂיאֹן by the author of Dt 4:48; by the Amorites שְׂנִיר, by the Sidonians שִׂרְיֹן Dt 3:9. It has…