On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.Isaiah 23:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם׃
- וּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yim“and on waters”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- רַבִּים֙ra.Bim“many”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- זֶ֣רַעZe.ra'“[was] [the] seed of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from זֶ֫רַע · “seed” · Strong's H2233G
- שִׁחֹ֔רshi.Chor“Shihor”Noun, proper name of a place · from שִׁיחוֹר · “Shihor” · Strong's H7883G
- קְצִ֥ירke.Tzir“[the] harvest of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָצִיר · “harvest” · Strong's H7105A
- יְא֖וֹרye.'or“[the] River”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְאֹר · “Nile” · Strong's H2975G
- תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.Tah“revenue her”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from תְּבוּאָה · “produce” · Strong's H8393
- וַתְּהִ֖יva.te.Hi“and it became”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- סְחַ֥רse.Char“[the] traffic of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סַחַר · “profit” · Strong's H5504
- גּוֹיִֽם׃go.Yim“nations”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
Places named in this verse
- Nileriver · Identification: certain · Map of Nile (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Nile on OpenBible.info
- Shihorriver, special · Identification: probable · Map of Shihor (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Shihor on OpenBible.info
- Tyresettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Tyre (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Tyre on OpenBible.info