The Meaning of Ezekiel 27:5 Explained

Ezekiel 27:5

KJV: They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

YLT: Of firs of Senir they have built to thee all thy double-boarded ships, Of cedars of Lebanon they have taken to make a mast for thee,

Darby: They made all thy double boards of cypress-trees of Senir; they took cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

ASV: They have made all thy planks of fir-trees from Senir; they have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They have made  all thy [ship] boards  of fir trees  of Senir:  they have taken  cedars  from Lebanon  to make  masts  for thee. 

What does Ezekiel 27:5 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 27:5 mean?

Of fir trees from Senir they made to - all [your] planks a cedar from Lebanon they took to make a mast you
בְּרוֹשִׁ֤ים מִשְּׂנִיר֙ בָּ֣נוּ לָ֔ךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־ לֻֽחֹתָ֑יִם אֶ֤רֶז מִלְּבָנוֹן֙ לָקָ֔חוּ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת תֹּ֖רֶן עָלָֽיִךְ

בְּרוֹשִׁ֤ים  Of  fir  trees 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בְּרֹושׁ  
Sense: cypress, fir, juniper, pine.
מִשְּׂנִיר֙  from  Senir 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שְׂנִיר  
Sense: the Amorite name for Mount Hermon.
בָּ֣נוּ  they  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
אֵ֖ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
לֻֽחֹתָ֑יִם  [your]  planks 
Parse: Noun, md
Root: לוּחַ  
Sense: board, slab, tablet, plank.
אֶ֤רֶז  a  cedar 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶרֶז  
Sense: cedar.
מִלְּבָנוֹן֙  from  Lebanon 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לְבָנׄון  
Sense: a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel.
לָקָ֔חוּ  they  took 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת  to  make 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
תֹּ֖רֶן  a  mast 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: תֹּרֶן  
Sense: beacon, mast, flagpole.