Ezekiel 27:6

“Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; your planking they made of ivory set in boxwood from the coastlands of Kittim.”

Ezekiel 27:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 27:6, word by word

Of oaksאַלּוֹנִיםalonim

oak

Oak.

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from Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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they madeעָשׂוּasu

make

To build or create something.

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your oarsמִשּׁוֹטָיִmishotayi

oar

An oar.

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your plankingקַרְשֵׁkarshe

board, frame

Board, plank; it may also be a wooden frame. Once it is the deck of a ship (Ezekiel 27:6).

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of ivoryשֵׁןshen

ivory

The hard white material of elephant tusks, very valuable.

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set in boxwoodבַּתbat

young

Literally "daughter" in set phrases, like the center of the eye or an animal's age.

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set in boxwoodאֲשֻׁרִיםashurim

cypress, boxwood

A light, elastic wood (perhaps boxwood or cypress).

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from the coastlandsאִיֵּיiye

coast, island

Coast, island: the lands along the sea.

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of Kittimכִּתִּיִּיםkitiyim

Kittim

Kittim, descendants of Javan; the name is used for Cyprus and later for peoples across the sea.

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Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Bashan

    Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights

    A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.

    Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

The context

5Of cypresses from Senir they built for you all the planks; a cedar from Lebanon they took to make a mast for you.

6 · This verse (above)

7Fine linen with embroidery from Egypt was your sail, to serve you as a banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah was your awning.

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