Isaiah 23:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And [were] on manyרַבִּים֙
(rab·bim)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
waters.וּבְמַ֤יִם
(u·ve·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
The grainזֶ֣רַע
(ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of the Nile,שִׁחֹ֔ר
(shi·chor,)
7883: a stream on the border of Eg.of uncertain derivation
the harvestקְצִ֥יר
(ke·tzir)
7105a: harvesting, harvestfrom qatsar
of the Riverיְאֹ֖ור
(ye·'o·vr)
2975: stream (of the Nile), stream, canalof foreign origin
was her revenue;תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ
(te·vu·'a·tah;)
8393: product, revenuefrom bo
And she was the market 
 
5504: commerce, gainfrom sachar
of nations.גֹּויִֽם׃
(go·v·yim.)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
And by great
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of Sihor
Shiychowr  (shee-khore')
dark, i.e. turbid; Shichor, a stream of Egypt -- Shihor, Sihor.
the harvest
qatsiyr  (kaw-tseer')
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) -- bough, branch, harvest (man).
of the river
y`or  (yeh-ore')
brook, flood, river, stream.
is her revenue
tbuw'ah  (teb-oo-aw')
income, i.e. produce -- fruit, gain, increase, revenue.
and she is a mart
cachar  (saw-khar')
an emporium; abstractly, profit (from trade) -- mart, merchandise.
of nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And were on many waters. The grain of the Nile, the harvest of the River was her revenue; And she was the market of nations.

King James Bible
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
on many waters. Tyre's revenue was the grain from Shihor-- the harvest of the Nile. She was the merchant among the nations.

International Standard Version
and were on mighty waters. Her revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; and she became the marketplace of nations.

NET Bible
the deep waters! Grain from the Shihor region, crops grown near the Nile she receives; she is the trade center of the nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The grain of Shihor is on the Mediterranean. The harvest of the Nile River is brought to Tyre. Tyre became the marketplace for the nations.

King James 2000 Bible
And by great waters the grain of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a marketplace of nations.
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