shut denotes people acting as rowers, moving a vessel through the waters.

The attested use describes men functioning as a vessel’s rowers: in Ezekiel 27:8 they belong to Sidon and Arvad, and in Ezekiel 27:26 they bring the vessel into many waters.

1. Serving as a vessel’s rowers · dominant

   Both occurrences are Qal active participles, masculine plural, identifying a group engaged in rowing. In Ezekiel 27:8 the APB renders the clause "were your rowers" for the dwellers of Sidon and Arvad; in Ezekiel 27:26 it renders "the rowers brought you" as the vessel is brought into many waters.

   Ezekiel 27:8Ezekiel 27:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the participants as "your rowers" in Ezekiel 27:8 and "the rowers" in Ezekiel 27:26. These renderings fit the clauses.