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Of cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁיםfrom Senirמִשְּׂנִירthey builtבָּנוּfor youלָךְallאֵת כָּלthe planks;לֻחֹתָיִםa cedarאֶרֶזfrom Lebanonמִלְּבָנוֹןthey tookלָקָחוּto makeלַעֲשׂוֹתa mastתֹּרֶןfor you.עָלָיִךְ
Ezekiel 27:5
Study it in the app“Of cypresses from Senir they built for you all the planks; a cedar from Lebanon they took to make a mast for you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 27:5, word by word
- Of cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁיםberoshim
cypress
Cypress (or a similar tree with good wood); also what is made from that wood: spears or musical instruments.
Where else “beroshim” appears- from Senirשְּׂנִירsenir
Senir
Senir: the name the Amorites gave to Mount Hermon.
Where else “senir” appears- they builtבָּנוּbanu
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “banu” appears- the planksלֻחֹתָיִםluchotayim
tablet
Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.
Where else “luchotayim” appears- a cedarאֶרֶזerez
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “erez” appears- from Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon
Lebanon
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears- they tookלָקָחוּlakachu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachu” appears- to makeעֲשׂוֹתasot
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asot” appears- a mastתֹּרֶןtoren
mast, pole
A mast, a tall pole such as a flagstaff.
Where else “toren” appears
Places in this verse
Lebanon
Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)
A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.
Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).
The context
4In the heart of the seas are your borders; your builders perfected your beauty.
5 · This verse (above)
6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; your planking they made of ivory set in boxwood from the coastlands of Kittim.