Ezekiel 27:9 Go deeper
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The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. (KJV)
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זִקְנֵ֨יzik.Nei[the] elders of
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 1
גְבַ֤לge.ValGebal
Lemma: גְּבַל (ge.val) · Strong's: H1380
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gebal
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1380; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 2
וַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙va.cha.kha.Mei.haand wise [people] its
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)
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 27:9 word 3
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 27:9 word 4
מַחֲזִיקֵ֖יma.cha.zi.Kei[the] repairers of
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 5
בִּדְקֵ֑ךְbid.Kekhleaks your
Lemma: בֶּ֫דֶק (be.deq) · Strong's: H0919
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: breach
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 12:5, 2 Kings 12:6, 2 Kings 12:7, 2 Kings 12:8, 2 Kings 12:12, 2 Kings 22:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0919; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 6
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 27:9 word 7
אֳנִיּ֨וֹת'o.ni.Yot[the] ships of
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 8
הַיָּ֤םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 9
וּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙u.ma.la.chei.Hemand mariners their
Lemma: מַלָּח (mal.lach) · Strong's: H4419
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: mariner
Used 4 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:27, Ezekiel 27:29, Jonah 1:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4419; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 10
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 27:9 word 11
לַעֲרֹ֖בla.'a.Roto trade
Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to pledge
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 12
מַעֲרָבֵֽךְ\׃ma.'a.ra.Vekhmerchandise your
Lemma: מַעֲרָב (ma.a.rav) · Strong's: H4627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: merchandise
Used 9 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:13, Ezekiel 27:17, Ezekiel 27:19, Ezekiel 27:25, Ezekiel 27:27, Ezekiel 27:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4627; TAHOT Ezekiel 27:9 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| of Gebal | → | גְּבַל H1380 Gebal |
| were aboard | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| as shipwrights | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| repairing | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| your | → | |
| leaks | → | בֶּ֫דֶק H0919 breach |
| All | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the ships | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| of the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and their sailors | → | מַלָּח H4419 mariner |
| came | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| alongside | → | |
| to barter for | → | עָרַב H6148 to pledge |
| your merchandise | → | מַעֲרָב H4627 merchandise |
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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