The Meaning of Ezekiel 27:18 Explained

Ezekiel 27:18

KJV: Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

YLT: Damascus is thy merchant, For the abundance of thy works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.

Darby: Damascus dealt with thee because of the multitude of thy handiworks, by reason of the abundance of all substance, with wine of Helbon, and white wool.

ASV: Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Damascus  [was] thy merchant  in the multitude  of the wares of thy making,  for the multitude  of all riches;  in the wine  of Helbon,  and white  wool. 

What does Ezekiel 27:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 27

1  The riches and commerce of Tyrus
26  The great and irrecoverable fall thereof

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 27:18 mean?

Damascus [was] your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made because of your many all luxury items with the wine of Helbon and with wool white
דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק סֹחַרְתֵּ֛ךְ בְּרֹ֥ב מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְ מֵרֹ֣ב כָּל־ ה֑וֹן בְּיֵ֥ין חֶלְבּ֖וֹן וְצֶ֥מֶר צָֽחַר

דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק  Damascus  [was] 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: דּוּמֶּשֶׂק 
Sense: an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 30 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem.
סֹחַרְתֵּ֛ךְ  your  merchant 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: סָחַר  
Sense: to go around, go about, travel about in, go about in trade.
בְּרֹ֥ב  because  of  the  abundance 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְ  of  goods  you  made 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
מֵרֹ֣ב  because  of  your  many 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
ה֑וֹן  luxury  items 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֹון  
Sense: wealth, riches, substance.
בְּיֵ֥ין  with  the  wine 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
חֶלְבּ֖וֹן  of  Helbon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶלְבֹּון  
Sense: a town a few miles northwest of Damascus, modern ‘Helbon’, still noted for its fine grapes.
וְצֶ֥מֶר  and  with  wool 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: צֶמֶר  
Sense: wool.
צָֽחַר  white 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: צָחַר  
Sense: reddish-gray, tawny.