Deuteronomio 3:9

9 (Los sidonios llaman Sirión al monte Hermón, mientras que los amorreos lo llaman Senir).

Deuteronomio 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 3:9

Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion
Which name it has in ( Psalms 29:6 ) a name the inhabitants of Sidon gave it, but for what reason it is not easy to say; however, that it was well known to Tyre and Sidon, appears from snow in summer time being brought to the former, as will be hereafter observed:

and the Amorites call it Shenir;
in whose possession it was last. Bochart ^F11 thinks it had its name from the multitude of wild cats in it, Shunar in the Chaldee tongue being the name of that creature; but Jarchi says Shenir in the Canaanitish language signifies "snow"; so, in the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, it is called the mountain of snow; and the Hebrew who read to Jerom, and taught him, affirmed to him that this mountain hung over Paneas, from whence snow in summer time was brought to Tyre for pleasure ^F12, and the same is confirmed by Abulfeda ^F13. There is said to be upon the top of it a famous temple, which is used for worship by the Heathens, over against Paneas and Lebanon ^F14; and it is highly probable there was one even at this time, when it was possessed by the Amorites, since it is called Mount Baalhermon, ( Judges 3:3 ) , from the worship of Baal, or some other idol upon it, as it should seem. Besides these, it had another name, Mount Sion, ( Deuteronomy 4:48 ) but to be distinguished from Mount Zion near Jerusalem. The names of it in this place are very differently interpreted by Hillerus ^F15; though he thinks it had them all on account of the snow on it, which was as a net all over it; for Hermon, he observes, signifies a net, a dragnet, and Shenir an apron, and Sirion a coat of mail, all from the covering of this mount with snow.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 3. c. 14. col. 865.
F12 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. B, C.
F13 Apud Reland. Palestin. Illustrat. par. 2. p. 920.
F14 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. B, C.
F15 Onomastic. Sacr. p. 561, 562, 786, 929.

Deuteronomio 3:9 In-Context

7 Pero nos quedamos con todos los animales y nos llevamos el botín de todas las ciudades.

8 »Por lo tanto, nos apoderamos de la tierra que pertenecía a los dos reyes amorreos del oriente del río Jordán, desde el valle del Arnón hasta el monte Hermón.

9 (Los sidonios llaman Sirión al monte Hermón, mientras que los amorreos lo llaman Senir).

10 Para entonces ya habíamos conquistado todas las ciudades de la meseta y todo el territorio de Galaad y de Basán, aun hasta llegar a las ciudades de Salca y de Edrei, que formaban parte del reino de Og, en Basán.

11 (Og, rey de Basán, fue el último sobreviviente de los gigantes refaítas. Su cama era de hierro y tenía más de cuatro metros de largo y casi dos de ancho.
Aún hoy se puede ver en la ciudad amonita de Rabá).