Ezekiel 27:20

דְּדָן֙ רֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְ בְבִגְדֵי חֹ֖פֶשׁ לְרִכְבָּֽה

Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.

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וְיָקְשָׁן יָלַד אֶת-שְׁבָא וְאֶת-דְּדָן וּבְנֵי דְדָן הָיוּ אַשּׁוּרִם וּלְטוּשִׁם וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃

And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

בְּנֵי דְדָן רֹֽכְלַיִךְ אִיִּים רַבִּים סְחֹרַת יָדֵךְ קַרְנוֹת שֵׁן ‫(והובנים)‬ וְהָבְנִים הֵשִׁיבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃

The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.

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Ezekiel 27:20

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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

דְּדָן֙ Pashta — a lesser break רֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break בְבִגְדֵי חֹ֖פֶשׁ Tipeha — a lesser break לְרִכְבָּֽה Silluq — end of the verse

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דְּדָן֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Dedan")

Dictionary form: דְּדָן · deh-DAWN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

דְּדָן

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: dedan

and dedan ×4 dedan ×4 of dedan ×2 and they of dedan ×1

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Dedan — Standard modern rendering of this proper name.

the people of Dedan — Use when the text refers to inhabitants collectively.

the Dedanites — Ethnic/gentilic form; suits references to the tribal group.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1851 H1719

דְּדָן proper name, of a location & a people; — ׳ד Gen 10:7 + 8 t. + Ezek 27:20 (but see below) with ה locative דְּדָ֫נֶה Ezek 25:13 compare Ges^{«GKC:90»§ 90}, 2 near the end; —

1. under figure of son of רַעֲמָה and grandson of כּוּשׁ (see these arts.) Gen 10:7 (brother of שְׁבָא) = 1Chr 1:9; Ezek 27:20 compare ׳בְּנֵי ד vEzek 27:15 (but read here perhaps רדן ᵐ5 υιὁὶ Ῥοδίων, compare Sta^{De Pop. Javan. 11}, also ᵑ6 Co; see below דֹּדָנִים below) compare also Ezek 38:13, ׳שְׁבָא וּד; south-Arabian tribe on Persian Gulf, = Sabean בנו דדן according to DHM^{ZMG 1876, 122; Sab. Denkm. 28 (dubit. Mordt)}; but in northwest of Arabian peninsula, Glaser^{Skizze ii. 391 ff.}; perhaps originally further south compare Di Gen 10:7.

2. as son of יָקְשָׁן father of אַשּׁוּרִם etc., Gen 25:3 (twice in verse) (here also brother of שְׁבָא) = 1Chr 1:32; Jer 25:23; Jer 49:8 ׳ישְׁבֵי ד. This is apparently a northern branch of 1, compare Di Gen 25:3. — On דדן in MI^31,31 compare Sm & So^{MI p. 29} Nö^{LCB Jan. 8, 1887} ClGann^{JAssyrian Jan. 1887. 107}.

דְּדָ֫נֶה see דְּדָןָ.

BDB7773 H1719 H1721

רֹדָן proper name, of a location or a people Rhodes, Rhodians, so read, ׳בְּנֵי ר Ezek 27:15 (for ᵑ0 בְּנֵי דְּדָן, see ׳ד 1), ᵐ5 Sta Co Berthol Toy Krae.

Strong's Definition H1719

dedan

dĕdān

low country

Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory

(n pr m) the son of Raamah and grandson of Cush. A son of Jokshan and grandson of Keturah

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

Dedan Dedan Dedan Grandson of Cush, son of Raamah

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Word Parts

רֹֽכַלְתֵּ ֔ךְ

רֹֽכַלְתֵּ

Root word merchants, merchant

֔ךְ

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one woman)

Dictionary form: רָכַל · raw-KAHL

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqrfsc/Sp2fs

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, feminine singular, construct state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

רֹֽכַלְתֵּ	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Participle Active Gender Feminine Number Singular State Construct
ךְ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Feminine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: was thy merchant

were thy merchants ×6 the merchants ×2 and of the merchants ×1 and the merchants ×1 of merchants ×1 of the merchant ×1 of the spice merchants ×1 so the merchants ×1

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merchant — Most versatile; suits general commercial contexts.

trader — Neutral, contemporary alternative to 'merchant'.

dealer — Good for specific commodity trade contexts.

tradesperson — Gender-inclusive; useful in modern translations.

traveling merchant — Highlights itinerant, peddling nuance of root.

vendor — Best for marketplace or retail-focused passages.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7932 H7402

[רָכַל] verb probably go about, from one to another (for trade or gossip) (? connected with רגל; compare Arabic kick a horse, to make him go [? properly use the foot, compare ?]; Late Hebrew רוֺכֵל, Aramaic רוֺכְלָא, trader, Late Hebrew רְכִילוּת slander [compare calumniator, from go about, Qor 2:19 and elsewhere]); —

Qal Participle רוֺכֵל Song 3:6 feminine singular construct רֹכֶ֫לֶת Ezek 27:3, suffix רֹכַלְתֵךְ vEzek 27:20 vEzek 27:23 masculine plural רֹכְלִים 1Kgs 10:15 +, etc.; — as substantive = trafficker, trader: usually plural, Nah 3:16; Ezek 17:4 (׳עִיר ר), Ezek 27:13; Ezek 27:15; Ezek 27:17; Ezek 27:22 (twice in verse); Ezek 27:23a (< strike out Toy Krae), vEzek 27:24; Neh 3:31; Neh 3:32; Neh 13:20 ( + מֹרֵי כָלמִֿמְכָּר); ׳מִסְחַר הָר 1Kgs 10:15 (text dubious; compare ׳מ p.695); singular figurative of Tyre, רֹכֶלֶת הָעַמִּים אֶלאִֿיִּים רַכִּים Ezek 27:8, of a people vEzek 27:20 vEzek 27:23b (plural Mez^{Harran 34} Krae, see also כִּלְמֶד); singular of person only אַבְקַת רוֺכֵל Song 3:6.

Strong's Definition H7402

merchants, merchant

rākal

to travel for trading

to go about (meaning dubious)

(Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst)

Variations 13 forms of this word

Translations 11 English renderings

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Word Parts

בְ בִגְדֵי

בְ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

בִגְדֵי

Root word garments, clothes, garment, raiment, cloth, …

Dictionary form: בֶּגֶד · beh-ɡED

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmpc

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

בְ	Speech Preposition
בִגְדֵי	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: clothes

his clothes ×42 garments ×32 his garment ×9 a cloth ×5 his garments ×5 of garments ×5 in the garment ×4 raiment ×4

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garment — Most versatile; suits singular, formal, or poetic contexts.

clothing — Best for collective or general reference to dress.

clothes — Everyday plural; natural in narrative prose.

robe — Prefer when a prestigious or ceremonial garment is implied.

cloth — Use when referring to fabric or material, not a worn item.

rags — Marked register; signals worn-out or despised clothing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB902 H899

I. בֶּ֫גֶד noun [masculine] treachery, Isa 24:16; Jer 12:1.

BDB905 H899

II. בֶּ֫גֶד noun masculine (except Lev 6:20 עָלֶיהָ, but Samaritan עליו, compare Di in loco Kö^{i. 182}) garment, covering — Gen 28:2 + 36 t.; suffix בִּגְדוֺ Ezek 9:3 + (14 t. without dag. lene Ges^{Lgb. 94}); plural בְּגָדִים Lev 6:4 + 32 t.; construct בִּגְדֵי Gen 27:15 + 39 t.; suffix בְּגָדֶיךָ 1Kgs 22:20 + 81 t.; בִּגְדֹתֶיךָ Ps 45:9 —

1. garment, clothing, raiment, robe of any kind, from the filthy clothing of the leper to the holy robes of the high priest, the simplest covering of the poor as well as the costly raiment of the rich and noble, used throughout Hebrew Literature: Gen 24:53 (J), Gen 28:20 (E; 14 t. J E), Exod 28:2 + (P 90 t.), Deut 24:17; Judg 8:26 + 4 t., 1Sam 19:13 + 10 t., 1Kgs 1:1 + 23 t., 2Chr 18:9 + (Chronicles 9 t.), Esth 4:1; Esth 4:4; Job 13:28; Job 22:6; Job 37:17; Ps 22:19; Ps 45:9; Ps 102:27; Ps 109:19; Prov 6:27; Prov 20:16; Prov 25:20; Prov 27:13; Eccl 9:8 Isa² Isa 24:16; Isa 36:22; Isa 37:1 Isa³ Isa 50:9 + 10 t.; Jer 12:1 + 3 t., Ezek 16:16 + 13 t.; Joel 2:13; Amos 2:8; Hag 2:12; Zech 3:3; Zech 3:4; Zech 3:5; Zech 14:14 מְלֹא בִגְדוֺ his lapful 2Kgs 4:39.

2. covering, wrapping, of furniture of tabernacle Num 4:6-13 (6 t.); coverlet of a bed 1Sam 19:13.

Strong's Definition H899

garments, clothes, garment, raiment, cloth, …

beged

a covering, also treachery or pillage

treachery, deceit

Variations 58 forms of this word

Translations 84 English renderings

Clothes

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חֹ֖פֶשׁ

Root word precious

Dictionary form: חֹפֶשׁ · hoh-PESH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

חֹפֶשׁ

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: in precious

in precious ×1

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valuable — Broad, everyday word for high worth or cost.

precious — Modernized KJV form; warm, often emotional connotation.

prized — Emphasizes something actively treasured or sought after.

costly — Highlights monetary or material expense.

exquisite — Suggests rare, finely crafted quality; more literary register.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3023 H2667

חֹ֫פֶשׁ noun [masculine] very dubious; only בִּגְדֵיתֹֿ֫פֶשׁ לְרִכְבָּה Ezek 27:20 wide-spread (?) garments for riding, i.e. saddle-cloths, according to Thes Sm Co Da and others; but meaning spread for √ purely conjectural; Gr suggests, plausibly, חֵ֫פֶץ (q. v.)

Strong's Definition H2667

precious

ḥōpeš

something spread loosely, i.e., a carpet

widespread, fabric for horseback riding, saddle-blanket, saddle-cloths; meaning dubious

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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לְ רִכְבָּֽה

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

רִכְבָּֽה

Root word chariots

Dictionary form: רִכְבָּה · rik-BAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

לְ	Speech Preposition
רִכְבָּֽה	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: for chariots

for chariots ×1

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chariot — Standard modern rendering; broadly useful in most contexts.

chariot fleet — Emphasizes a collective or organized military grouping.

war chariot — Highlights military function; good in battle narratives.

chariot force — Stresses the unit as a fighting body or army division.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7920 H7396

רִכְבָּה noun feminine act of riding; — ׳לְר Ezek 27:20.

Strong's Definition H7396

chariots

rikbâ

a chariot (collectively)

riding, (act of) riding

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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