Isaiah 23:3

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
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם׃

  1. וּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yim“and on waters”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  2. רַבִּים֙ra.Bim“many”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  3. זֶ֣רַעZe.ra'“[was] [the] seed of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from זֶ֫רַע · “seed” · Strong's H2233G
  4. שִׁחֹ֔רshi.Chor“Shihor”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from שִׁיחוֹר · “Shihor” · Strong's H7883G
  5. קְצִ֥ירke.Tzir“[the] harvest of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָצִיר · “harvest” · Strong's H7105A
  6. יְא֖וֹרye.'or“[the] River”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְאֹר · “Nile” · Strong's H2975G
  7. תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.Tah“revenue her”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from תְּבוּאָה · “produce” · Strong's H8393
  8. וַתְּהִ֖יva.te.Hi“and it became”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. סְחַ֥רse.Char“[the] traffic of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סַחַר · “profit” · Strong's H5504
  10. גּוֹיִֽם׃go.Yim“nations”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)