Ezekiel 27:16 Go deeper
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Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. (KJV)
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אֲרָ֥ם'a.RamAram
Lemma: אֲרָם (a.ram) · Strong's: H0758I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Syria
Used 120 times. Also: Judges 10:6, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Samuel 10:8, 2 Samuel 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0758I; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 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 27:16 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 27:16 word 3
מַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhproducts your
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 word 4
בְּ֠נֹפֶךְBe.no.fekhfor turquoise
Lemma: נֹ֫פֶךְ (no.phekh) · Strong's: H5306
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: emerald
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 28:18, Exodus 39:11, Ezekiel 28:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5306; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 word 5
אַרְגָּמָ֨ן'ar.ga.Manpurple
Lemma: אַרְגָּמָן (ar.ga.man) · Strong's: H0713
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: purple
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0713; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 word 6
וְרִקְמָ֤הve.rik.Mahand multicolored cloth
Lemma: רִקְמָה (riq.mah) · Strong's: H7553
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: embroidery
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 5:30, 1 Chronicles 29:2, Psalms 45:14, Ezekiel 16:10, Ezekiel 16:13, Ezekiel 16:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7553; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 word 7
וּבוּץ֙u.Vutzand fine linen
Lemma: בּוּץ (buts) · Strong's: H0948
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fine linen
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 4:21, 1 Chronicles 15:27, 2 Chronicles 2:14, 2 Chronicles 3:14, 2 Chronicles 5:12, Esther 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0948; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 word 8
וְרָאמֹ֣תve.ra.Motand corals
Lemma: רָאמוֹת (ra.mah) · Strong's: H7215
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: coral
Used 2 times. Also: Job 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7215; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 word 9
וְכַדְכֹּ֔דve.khad.Kodand ruby
Lemma: כַּדְכֹּד (kad.kod) · Strong's: H3539
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ruby
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 54:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3539; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 word 10
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 27:16 word 11
בְּעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ\׃be.'iz.vo.Na.yikhfor wares your
Lemma: עִזָּבוֹן (iz.za.von) · Strong's: H5801
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ware
Used 7 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:12, Ezekiel 27:14, Ezekiel 27:19, Ezekiel 27:22, Ezekiel 27:27, Ezekiel 27:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5801; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:16 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Aram | → | אֲרָם H0758I Syria |
| was your customer | → | סָחַר H5503 to trade |
| because of your many | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| products | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| they exchanged | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| turquoise | → | נֹ֫פֶךְ H5306 emerald |
| purple | → | אַרְגָּמָן H0713 purple |
| embroidered work | → | רִקְמָה H7553 embroidery |
| fine linen | → | בּוּץ H0948 fine linen |
| coral | → | רָאמוֹת H7215 coral |
| and rubies | → | כַּדְכֹּד H3539 ruby |
| 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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