Ezekiel 27:7
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
רִקְמָה
riqmâh
variegation of color; specifically, embroidery
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
יָצָא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
תְּכֵלֶת
tᵉkêleth
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
אַרְגָּמָן
ʼargâmân
purple (the color or the dyed stuff)
אִי
ʼîy
properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
כָּסָה
kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Key Terms in This Verse
אִי ʼîy
properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
Study H339 →תְּכֵלֶת tᵉkêleth
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
Study H8504 →כָּסָה kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Study H3680 →Cross References
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning m...
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
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