Ezekiel 27:8 Go deeper
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The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men , O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. (KJV)
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יֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants of
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:8 word 1
צִידוֹן֙tzi.dOnSidon
Lemma: צִידוֹן (tsi.don) · Strong's: H6721H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sidon
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 49:13, Judges 1:31, Judges 10:6, Judges 18:28, 2 Samuel 24:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6721H; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:8 word 2
וְאַרְוַ֔דve.'ar.Vadand Arvad
Lemma: אַרְוַד (ar.vad) · Strong's: H0719
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Arvad
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0719; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:8 word 3
הָי֥וּha.Yuthey were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 27:8 word 4
שָׁטִ֖יםsha.Timrowers
Lemma: שׁוּט (shut) · Strong's: H7751B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to row
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7751B; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:8 word 5
חֲכָמַ֤יִךְcha.kha.Ma.yikhskillful [people] your
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:8 word 6
צוֹר֙tzOrO Tyre
Lemma: צֹר (tsor) · Strong's: H6865
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tyre
Used 42 times. Also: Joshua 19:29, 2 Samuel 5:11, 2 Samuel 24:7, 1 Kings 5:1, 1 Kings 7:13, 1 Kings 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6865; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:8 word 7
הָ֣יוּHa.yuthey were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 27:8 word 8
הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:8 word 9
חֹבְלָֽיִךְ\׃choe.La.yikh[were] sailors your
Lemma: חֹבֵל (cho.vel) · Strong's: H2259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: pilot
Used 5 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:27, Ezekiel 27:28, Ezekiel 27:29, Jonah 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2259; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:8 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The men | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of Sidon | → | צִידוֹן H6721H Sidon |
| and Arvad | → | אַרְוַד H0719 Arvad |
| were | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| your oarsmen | → | שׁוּט H7751B to row |
| Your men of skill | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| O Tyre | → | צֹר H6865 Tyre |
| were [there] | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| as your captains | → | חֹבֵל H2259 pilot |
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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