Isaiah

Isaiah 23:3

³On the great waters

came the grain of Shihor;

the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre;

she was the merchant of the nations.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the great	רַבִּים֙	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
waters	וּבְמַ֤יִם	ū·ḇə·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
came the grain	זֶ֣רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of Shihor	שִׁחֹ֔ר	ši·ḥōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7883 Shichor
the harvest	קְצִ֥יר	qə·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7105 harvesting, harvest
of the Nile	יְא֖וֹר	yə·’ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
was the revenue of Tyre	תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ	tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8393 product, revenue
she was	וַתְּהִ֖י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the merchant	סְחַ֥ר	sə·ḥar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5504 traffic, gain
of the nations	גּוֹיִֽם׃	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.