Ezekiel
Ezekiel 27:11
11Men of Arvad and Helech
manned your walls all around,
and the men of Gammad
were in your towers.
They hung their shields around your walls;
they perfected your beauty.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | בְּנֵ֧י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Arvad | אַרְוַ֣ד | ’ar·waḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H719 Arvad |
| and Helech | וְחֵילֵ֗ךְ | wə·ḥê·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| manned | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your walls | חוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | ḥō·w·mō·w·ṯa·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| all around | סָבִ֔יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| and the | וְגַ֨מָּדִ֔ים | wə·ḡam·mā·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H1575 warrior |
| were | הָי֑וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in your towers | בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְ | bə·miḡ·də·lō·w·ṯa·yiḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H4026 tower |
| They hung | תִּלּ֤וּ | til·lū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H8518 hang |
| their shields | שִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞ם | šil·ṭê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7982 shield (?) |
| around | סָבִ֔יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| your walls | חוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | ḥō·w·mō·w·ṯa·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| they | הֵ֖מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| perfected | כָּלְל֥וּ | kā·lə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3634 complete, perfect |
| your beauty | יָפְיֵֽךְ׃ | yā·p̄ə·yêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3308 beauty |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.