Ezekiel 27:7 Go deeper
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Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. (KJV)
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שֵׁשׁ\־shesh-fine linen
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8336B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: linen
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 41:42, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8336B; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 1
בְּרִקְמָ֤הbe.rik.Mahwith colorful weaving
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 27:7 word 2
מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 3
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 4
מִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְmif.ra.Sekhsail your
Lemma: מִפְרָשׂ (miph.ra.s) · Strong's: H4666
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: spreading
Used 2 times. Also: Job 36:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4666; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 5
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 6
לְנֵ֑סle.Nes<into> a sail
Lemma: נֵס (nes) · Strong's: H5251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ensign
Used 20 times. Also: Numbers 21:8, Numbers 21:9, Numbers 26:10, Psalms 60:4, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5251H; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 7
תְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letblue
Lemma: תְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) · Strong's: H8504
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: blue
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8504; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 8
וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.Manand purple
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 27:7 word 9
מֵאִיֵּ֥יme.'i.Yeifrom [the] islands of
Lemma: אִי (i) · Strong's: H0339
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: coastland
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Esther 10:1, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 97:1, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0339; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 10
אֱלִישָׁ֖ה'e.li.ShahElishah
Lemma: אֱלִישָׁה (e.li.shah) · Strong's: H0473H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Elishah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0473H; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 11
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 12
מְכַסֵּֽךְ\׃me.kha.Sekhcovering your
Lemma: מְכַסֶּה (me.khas.seh) · Strong's: H4374
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: covering
Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 9:19, Isaiah 14:11, Isaiah 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4374; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:7 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Of embroidered | → | רִקְמָה H7553 embroidery |
| fine linen | → | שֵׁשׁ H8336B linen |
| from Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| they made | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| your sail | → | מִפְרָשׂ H4666 spreading |
| which served | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| as your | → | |
| banner | → | נֵס H5251H ensign |
| Of blue | → | תְּכֵ֫לֶת H8504 blue |
| and purple | → | אַרְגָּמָן H0713 purple |
| from the coasts | → | אִי H0339 coastland |
| of Elishah | → | אֱלִישָׁה H0473H Elishah |
| they made | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| your awning | → | מְכַסֶּה H4374 covering |
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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