Isaiah 23:3

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Isaiah 23:3, word by word

And on many watersמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears

And on many watersרַבִּיםrabim

much

In great quantity, more than expected.

Where else “rabim” appears

the seedזֶרַעzera

seed

What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.

Where else “zera” appears

of Shihorשִׁחֹרshichor

Shihor

Shihor: a stream at the border with Egypt. The name means "dark, murky."

Where else “shichor” appears

the harvestקְצִירketsir

harvest

To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.

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of the Nileיְאוֹרyeor

Nile

See it on the mapWhere else “yeor” appears

its revenueתְּבוּאָתָtevuata

income

What one receives as income from a field, a deal or trade.

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and it wasתְּהִיtehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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the marketplaceסְחַרsechar

marketplace

A place where traders of many nations come.

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of nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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Translation note

Shihor is a branch of the Nile, in Egypt.

The context