Lexicon
עִזָּבוֹן
iz.za.von
H5801
H:N-M Hebrew

ware

7
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

iz.za.von denotes trade goods or wares exchanged by merchants and sent out in commerce.

The attested use consistently concerns goods involved in commerce: merchants give listed commodities as wares, the city’s wares fall with its other resources, and wares sent out enrich foreign kings.

Senses in use

  1. Trade goods and commercial wares · dominant

    All seven occurrences are masculine plural construct forms in a commercial setting. In Ezekiel 27:12, Ezekiel 27:14, Ezekiel 27:16, Ezekiel 27:19, and Ezekiel 27:22, the clauses list metals, animals, textiles, spices, stones, and gold that traders gave; the APB renders these contexts with “wares” or “merchandise.” In Ezekiel 27:27 the wares fall amid the city’s substance and personnel, while in Ezekiel 27:33 the wares go out from the seas and contribute to enriching kings.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the commercial context with “wares,” and also uses “merchandise” in Ezekiel 27:19, Ezekiel 27:27, and Ezekiel 27:33. These renderings indicate the verses’ trade setting rather than a fixed English equivalent for each token.

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