Ezekiel 27:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim. | Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory. | Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| oaks | אַלּוֹנִים֙ | 'a-lo-NIM | H0437 | oakאַלּוֹן (al.lon) oak, great tree |
| from Bashan | מִבָּ֔שָׁן | mi-BA-shon | H1316 | Bashanבָּשָׁן (ba.shan) § Bashan = "fruitful" a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh |
| they made | עָשׂ֖וּ | 'a-SU | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| oars your | מִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְ | mi-sho-TA-yikh | H4880B | oarמִשּׁוֹט (mish.shot) oar Another spelling of ma.shot (מָשׁוֹט "oar" H4880A) |
| boards your | קַרְשֵׁ֤ךְ | kar-SHEKH | H7175 | boardקֶ֫רֶשׁ (qe.resh) 1) board, boards, plank 1a) board 1b) boards |
| they made | עָֽשׂוּ־ | 'a-su- | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| ivory | שֵׁן֙ | shen | H8127H | toothשֵׁן (shen) : tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock |
| inlaid in | בַּת־ | bat- | H1323G | daughterבַּת (bat) : daughter 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character Also means: bat (בַּת ": village" H1323H) |
| pine | אֲשֻׁרִ֔ים | 'a-shu-RIM | H0839 | pineאֲשֻׁרִים (a.shur) pine wood |
| from [the] islands of | מֵאִיֵּ֖י | me-'i-YEI | H0339 | coastlandאִי (i) coast, island, shore, region |
| Kittim | כִּתִּיִּֽים׃ | ki-ti-yim | H3794H | Elishahאֱלִישָׁה (e.li.shah) Elishah = "God of the coming (one)" descendant of Noah, son of Javan; perhaps ancestor of the Aeolians Another name of kit.ti (כִּתִּי "Cyprus" H3794H) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.