Ezekiel 27:3

“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.””

Ezekiel 27:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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who dwells at the entrancesיֹּשֶׁבֶתyoshevet

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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who dwells at the entrancesמְבוֹאֹתmevoot

entrance, harbor

An entrance, a harbor.

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of the seaיָםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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traderרֹכֶלֶתrochelet

go about trading

Go from place to place selling; as a participle, trader, traveling merchant.

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of the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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to many coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim

coast, island

Coast, island: the lands along the sea.

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to many coastlandsרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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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.

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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".

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perfectionכְּלִילַתkelilat

perfection

Beauty without any flaw.

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of beautyיֹפִיyofi

beauty

Beauty, loveliness.

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Places in this verse

Tyre
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    2 Samuel 5:111 Kings 5:1Ezekiel 27:2Matthew 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.

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