The ancients
zaqen (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
of Gebal
Gbal (gheb-al')
a mountain; Gebal, a place in Phoenicia -- Gebal.
and the wise
chakam (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
men thereof were in thee thy calkers
bedeq (beh'-dek)
a gap or leak (in a building or a ship) -- breach, calker.
chazaq (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
all the ships
'oniyah (on-ee-yaw')
a ship -- ship(-men).
of the sea
yam (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
with their mariners
mallach (mal-lawkh')
a sailor (as following the salt) -- mariner.
were in thee to occupy
`arab (aw-rab')
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
thy merchandise
ma`arab (mah-ar-awb')
traffic; by implication, mercantile goods -- market, merchandise.
