The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.1 Chronicles 9:24
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
לְאַרְבַּ֣ע רוּח֔וֹת יִהְי֖וּ הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים מִזְרָ֥ח יָ֖מָּה צָפ֥וֹנָה וָנֶֽגְבָּה׃
- לְאַרְבַּ֣עle.'ar.Ba'“to four”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
- רוּח֔וֹתru.Chot“sides”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from רוּחַ · “side” · Strong's H7307I
- יִהְי֖וּyih.Yu“they were”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםha.sho.'a.Rim“the gatekeepers”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שֹׁעֵר · “gatekeeper” · Strong's H7778
- מִזְרָ֥חmiz.Rach“[the] east”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִזְרָח · “east” · Strong's H4217H
- יָ֖מָּהYa.mah“west -ward”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from יָם · “west” · Strong's H3220H
- צָפ֥וֹנָהtza.Fo.nah“north -ward”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from צָפוֹן · “north” · Strong's H6828G
- וָנֶֽגְבָּה׃va.Neg.bah“and south -ward”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from נֶ֫גֶב · “south” · Strong's H5045H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)