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Psalm 133

Psa. 133:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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It is like the precious
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
ointment
shemen (Hebrew #8081)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
KJV usage: anointing, X fat (things), X fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine.
Pronounce: sheh'-men
Origin: from 8080
i upon the head
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
, that ran down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
upon the beard
zaqan (Hebrew #2206)
the beard (as indicating age)
KJV usage: beard.
Pronounce: zaw-kawn'
Origin: from 2204
, even Aaron’s
'Aharown (Hebrew #175)
Aharon, the brother of Moses
KJV usage: Aaron.
Pronounce: a-har-one'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
beard
zaqan (Hebrew #2206)
the beard (as indicating age)
KJV usage: beard.
Pronounce: zaw-kawn'
Origin: from 2204
: that went down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
to the skirts
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
of his garments
middah (Hebrew #4060)
properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)
KJV usage: garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.
Pronounce: mid-daw'
Origin: feminine of 4055
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Ex. 30:25,30• 25and make of it an oil of holy ointment, a perfume of perfumery after the work of the perfumer: it shall be the holy anointing oil.
 30And Aaron and his sons thou shalt anoint, and shalt hallow them, that they may serve me as priests. (Ex. 30:25,30)

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Aaron,
Beard,
Garments,
Head,
Ointment

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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It is like.
Psa. 141:5• 5Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is for them in their calamities. (Psa. 141:5)
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Prov. 27:9• 9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is the fruit of hearty counsel. (Prov. 27:9)
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Song of Sol. 1:3• 3Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee. (Song of Sol. 1:3)
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John 12:3• 3Mary therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure nard of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. (John 12:3)
that ran down.
Ex. 30:25‑30• 25and make of it an oil of holy ointment, a perfume of perfumery after the work of the perfumer: it shall be the holy anointing oil.
 26And thou shalt anoint the tent of meeting with it, and the ark of the testimony,
 27and the table and all its utensils, and the lamp-stand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,
 28and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand.
 29And thou shalt hallow them, that they may be most holy: whatever toucheth them shall be holy.
 30And Aaron and his sons thou shalt anoint, and shalt hallow them, that they may serve me as priests. (Ex. 30:25‑30)
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Lev. 8:12• 12And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to hallow him. (Lev. 8:12)
• The hem of our High Priest’s garment is ourselves, we who can make no pretense to the title of Christian if we do not render testimony to Christ and bear fruit for God in the power of the Holy Spirit. (“Hiram and the Court: 1 Kings 7:13-51” by H.L. Rossier)
• It is like the precious oil that, at the consecration of Aaron, was poured upon his head and flowed to the skirts of his garment, so that the whole man came under the sanctifying effect of the oil (Ex. 29:7; Lev. 8:12). In like manner, when brethren dwell together in unity there is nothing to hinder the full expression of the fruits of the Spirit, of whom the oil is a type, in all their preciousness and fragrance. The Church should enjoy this blessedness now (Eph. 4:3): Israel will not enjoy it “until,” as Isaiah says, “the Spirit be poured upon us from on high” (Isa. 32:15-18). To this time the psalm looks on. (“Psalms 133” by H. Smith)
• The Spirit of God (symbolized in “the oil” vs. 2 JND Translation) will be poured out on the newly restored nation (Joel 2:28-29). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran downe upon the beard, upon Aaron’s beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments;

JND Translation Notes

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Or "flows down."