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Isaiahchapter 23

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Isaiah 23— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Howl, Ships of Tarshish — Tyre Is Laid Waste1

Isaiah 23:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

מַשָּׂ֖אmasa'[the] oracle ofH4853צֹ֑רtzorTyreH6865הֵילִ֣ילוּ׀heililuwailH3213אֳנִיּ֣וֹתʾoniyotO ships ofH591תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtarshishTarshishH8659כִּֽי־ki-forH3588שֻׁדַּ֤דshudadit has been devastatedH7703מִבַּ֙יִת֙mibayitfrom houseH1004מִבּ֔וֹאmibo'from comingH935מֵאֶ֥רֶץmeeretzfrom [the] land ofH776כִּתִּ֖יםkitimCyprusH3794נִגְלָה־niglah-it has been revealedH1540לָֽמוֹ׃lamoto them

Rashi on Isaiah 23:1

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Wail, ye ships of Tarshish who became wealthy through the merchants of Tyre, for the ships of Tarshish would bring merchandise to Tyre. Tarshish is the name of the sea.

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Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 23:1

Targum
The Burden Of The Cup Of Cursing, To Give Tyre To Drink. Howl, O ye that are embarking! in ships of the sea, because their havens are spoiled, so that none can enter in. From the land of Chittim it is coming upon them.

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Seventy Years, and Tyre's Hire Made Holy to the LORD10

Isaiah 23:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

עִבְרִ֥יʾivripass overH5674אַרְצֵ֖ךְʾartzekhland yourH776כַּיְאֹ֑רkayorlike the RiverH2975בַּת־bat-O daughter ofH1323תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁtarshishTarshishH8659אֵ֖יןʾeinthere notH369מֵ֥זַחmezach[is] a restraintH4206עֽוֹד׃odstillH5750

Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 23:10

Targum
Remove from thy land, as the waters of a river; flee to a province of the sea: there is no more strength.

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Isaiah 23:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808תוֹסִ֥יפִיtosifiyou will repeatH3254ע֖וֹדodagainH5750לַעְל֑וֹזla'lozto exultH5937הַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞הhamushakahO oppressed [one]H6231בְּתוּלַ֣תbetulat[the] virgin ofH1330בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323צִיד֗וֹןtzidonSidonH6721כִּתִּים֙kitiyimCyprusH3794ק֣וּמִיkumiariseH6965עֲבֹ֔רִיʾavoripass overH5674גַּם־gam-alsoH1571שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָנ֥וּחַֽyanuachit will be restH5117לָֽךְ׃lakhto <the> you

Rashi on Isaiah 23:12

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
to Kittim to the land of Kittim, arise and cross; even there you shall have no rest. Why do I say, “Arise and cross over?” ([According to our reading, that of the printed editions, we find no answer to this question.

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Isaiah 23:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

הֵ֣ן׀henthere!H2005אֶ֣רֶץʾeretz[the] land ofH776כַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkasdim[the] ChaldeansH3778זֶ֤הzehthisH2088הָעָם֙haam[is] the peopleH5971לֹ֣אlo'[which] notH3808הָיָ֔הhayahit wasH1961אַשּׁ֖וּרʾashurAssyriaH804יְסָדָ֣הּyesadahit allocated itH3245לְצִיִּ֑יםletziyimto desert-dwellersH6728הֵקִ֣ימוּhekimuthey raised upH6965בַחוּנָ֗יוvechinavsiege-towers itsH971עֹרְרוּ֙ʾoreruthey stripped bareH6209אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָʾarmenoteihapalaces itsH759שָׂמָ֖הּsamahit made itH7760לְמַפֵּלָֽה׃lemapelah<into> a ruinH4654

Rashi on Isaiah 23:13

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Behold the land of the Chaldees, this people has never been It was not to be a people, for they are called, (Habakkuk:6) “bitter, impetuous nation.” They are a foolish nation, of the creatures that the Holy One, blessed be He, (so to speak,) regrets (creating) them. [Tractate Sukkah (52b)].

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