Isaiah 23:1

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them."

Word-by-Word Analysis

The

מַשָּׂא

massâʼ

H4853

a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire

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of

צֹרִי

Tsôrîy

H6876

a Tsorite or inhabitant of Tsor (i.e. Syrian)

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יָלַל

yâlal

H3213

to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)

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ye

צִי

tsîy

H6716

a ship (as a fixture)

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of

תַּרְשִׁישׁ

Tarshîysh

H8659

Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an I...

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for it is

שׂוּם

sûwm

H7760

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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חָרַב

chârab

H2717

to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill

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so that there is no

בַּיִת

bayith

H1004

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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no

פֶּתַח

pethach

H6607

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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in from the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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of

כִּתִּי

Kittîy

H3794

a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine

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it is

גָּלָה

gâlâh

H1540

to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

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to them

Key Terms in This Verse

Chittim H3794

כִּתִּי Kittîy

a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine

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Tarshish H8659

תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh

Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite

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Howl H3213

יָלַל yâlal

to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)

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Tyre H6876

צֹרִי Tsôrîy

a Tsorite or inhabitant of Tsor (i.e. Syrian)

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revealed H1540

גָּלָה gâlâh

to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

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ships H6716

צִי tsîy

a ship (as a fixture)

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entering H6607

פֶּתַח pethach

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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waste H2717

חָרַב chârab

to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill

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burden H4853

מַשָּׂא massâʼ

a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire

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laid H7760

שׂוּם sûwm

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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Cross References

Genesis 10:4 cross-reference

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Jeremiah 47:4 cross-reference

Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Cap...

Jeremiah 25:22 cross-reference

And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,

Isaiah 2:16 cross-reference

And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

1 Kings 22:48 cross-reference

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.

Jeremiah 2:10 cross-reference

For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

Isaiah 23:12 cross-reference

And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

1 Kings 10:22 cross-reference

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

Joshua 19:29 cross-reference

And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

Isaiah 60:9 cross-reference

Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel...

Daniel 11:30 cross-reference

For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence ...

Numbers 24:24 cross-reference

And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

2 Chronicles 9:21 cross-reference

For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

Psalm 48:7 cross-reference

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

1 Kings 5:1 cross-reference

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

Jeremiah 25:15 cross-reference

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

Isaiah 24:10 cross-reference

The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

Isaiah 15:8 cross-reference

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.

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