Isaiah
Isaiah 23:8
8Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose traders are princes,
whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֚י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| planned | יָעַ֣ץ | yā·‘aṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| this | זֹ֔את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Tyre | צֹ֖ר | ṣōr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| the bestower of crowns | הַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑ה | ham·ma·‘ă·ṭî·rāh | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H5849 surround |
| whose | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| traders | סֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙ | sō·ḥă·reh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5503 travel round, palpitate |
| are princes | שָׂרִ֔ים | śā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| whose merchants | כִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָ | kin·‘ā·ne·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| are renowned | נִכְבַּדֵּי־ | niḵ·bad·dê- | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| on the earth | אָֽרֶץ׃ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.