Ezekiel 27:12 Go deeper
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Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. (KJV)
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תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishTarshish
Lemma: תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) · Strong's: H8659H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tarshish
Used 25 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 20:36, 2 Chronicles 20:37, Esther 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8659H; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 1
סֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.Tekh[was] trader your
Lemma: סָחַר (sa.char) · Strong's: H5503
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVqrfsc)
Meaning: to trade
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 34:21, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 42:34, 1 Kings 10:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5503; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 2
מֵרֹ֣בme.Rofrom [the] abundance of
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 3
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 4
ה֑וֹןHonwealth
Lemma: הוֹן (hon) · Strong's: H1952
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: substance
Used 26 times. Also: Psalms 44:12, Psalms 112:3, Psalms 119:14, Proverbs 1:13, Proverbs 3:9, Proverbs 6:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1952; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 5
בְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.seffor silver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 6
בַּרְזֶל֙bar.Zeliron
Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: iron
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 7
בְּדִ֣ילbe.Diltin
Lemma: בְּדִיל (be.dil) · Strong's: H0913
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tin
Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 31:22, Isaiah 1:25, Ezekiel 22:18, Ezekiel 22:20, Zechariah 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0913; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 8
וְעוֹפֶ֔רֶתve.'o.Fe.retand lead
Lemma: עֹפֶרֶת (o.phe.ret) · Strong's: H5777
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: lead
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 15:10, Numbers 31:22, Job 19:24, Jeremiah 6:29, Ezekiel 22:18, Ezekiel 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5777; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 9
נָתְנ֖וּna.te.Nuthey exchanged
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 10
עִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ\׃iz.vo.Na.yikhwares your
Lemma: עִזָּבוֹן (iz.za.von) · Strong's: H5801
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ware
Used 7 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:14, Ezekiel 27:16, Ezekiel 27:19, Ezekiel 27:22, Ezekiel 27:27, Ezekiel 27:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5801; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:12 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Tarshish [was] | → | תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659H Tarshish |
| your merchant | → | סָחַר H5503 to trade |
| because of your great | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| wealth of goods | → | הוֹן H1952 substance |
| they exchanged | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| iron | → | בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron |
| tin | → | בְּדִיל H0913 tin |
| and lead | → | עֹפֶרֶת H5777 lead |
| for your wares | → | עִזָּבוֹן H5801 ware |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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