o.ni denotes a seagoing fleet or ship group, described as built, sent, arriving with goods, or unable to enter.

The term consistently denotes a seagoing fleet or ship group: it is built at Ezion-geber, associated with Hiram and Tarshish, carries goods, and is pictured as unable to enter broad rivers.

1. Seagoing fleet or ship group · dominant

   In 1 Kings 9:26, the absolute form names what Solomon built at Ezion-geber; in 1 Kings 9:27 it is the vessel in which Hiram's sea-experienced servants are sent. The construct forms in 1 Kings 10:11 and 1 Kings 10:22 occur with fleets that carry or arrive bearing goods, while Isaiah 33:21 describes a fleet with an oar that will not enter the rivers.

   1 Kings 9:261 Kings 9:271 Kings 10:111 Kings 10:22Isaiah 33:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the term as "fleet," including fleets connected with Hiram and Tarshish; in 1 Kings 9:27 it renders the verse with "ship." These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed one-to-one equivalent.