Hebrew Interlinear

Ezekiel 27:7 Interlinear

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שֵׁשׁH8336Fine linenbleached stuff, i.e., white linen or (by analogy) marble
2בְּרִקְמָ֤הH7553with broidered workvariegation of color; specifically, embroidery
3מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙H4714from Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
4הָיָ֣הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5מִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְH4666was that which thou spreadest forthan expansion
6לִהְי֥וֹתH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7לָ֖ךְH0
8לְנֵ֑סH5251to be thy saila flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token
9תְּכֵ֧לֶתH8504bluethe cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
10וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןH713and purplepurple (the color or the dyed stuff)
11מֵאִיֵּ֥יH339from the islesproperly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
12אֱלִישָׁ֖הH473of Elishahelishah, a son of javan
13הָיָ֥הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
14מְכַסֵּֽךְ׃H4374was that which covereda covering, i.e., garment; specifically, a coverlet (for a bed), an awning (from the sun); also the omentum (as covering the intestines)

Verse Context

Ezekiel 27:6Of the oaks of Bashan have made thine oars thy benches have made...
Ezekiel 27:7 (current)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
Ezekiel 27:8The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners ...

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