and sayוְאָמַרְתָּto Tyre,לְצוֹרwho dwells at the entrancesהַיֹּשֶׁבֶת עַל מְבוֹאֹתof the sea,יָםtraderרֹכֶלֶתof the peoplesהָעַמִּיםto many coastlands:אֶל אִיִּים רַבִּים‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהTyre,צוֹרyouאַתְּhave said,אָמַרְתְּ“I amאֲנִיperfectionכְּלִילַתof beauty.”יֹפִי
Ezekiel 27:3
Study it in the app“and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances of the sea, trader of the peoples to many coastlands: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Tyre, you have said, “I am perfection of beauty.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 27:3, word by word
- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- to Tyreצוֹרtsor
Tyre
See it on the mapWhere else “tsor” appears- who dwells at the entrancesיֹּשֶׁבֶתyoshevet
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshevet” appears- who dwells at the entrancesמְבוֹאֹתmevoot
entrance, harbor
An entrance, a harbor.
Where else “mevoot” appears- of the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- traderרֹכֶלֶתrochelet
go about trading
Go from place to place selling; as a participle, trader, traveling merchant.
Where else “rochelet” appears- of the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- to many coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim
coast, island
Coast, island: the lands along the sea.
Where else “iyim” appears- to many coastlandsרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- perfectionכְּלִילַתkelilat
perfection
Beauty without any flaw.
Where else “kelilat” appears- of beautyיֹפִיyofi
beauty
Beauty, loveliness.
Where else “yofi” appears
Places in this verse
Tyre
Today: Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Israel's present border.
Its king Hiram helped David and Solomon with timber and workers (1 Kgs 5:1). Ezekiel announced its fall (Ezek 27:2), and Jesus mentioned it when rebuking towns that did not change their minds (Matt 11:21).
The context
2“And you, son of man, raise over Tyre a dirge,
3 · This verse (above)
4In the heart of the seas are your borders; your builders perfected your beauty.