Commentary for Ezekiel 27:16
אֲרָ֥ם סֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְ מֵרֹ֣ב מַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְ בְּ֠נֹפֶךְ אַרְגָּמָ֨ן וְרִקְמָ֤ה וּבוּץ֙ וְרָאמֹ֣ת וְכַדְכֹּ֔ד נָתְנ֖וּ בְּעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃
Aram was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of thy wealth; they traded for thy wares with carbuncles, purple, and richly woven work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.
Rashi on Ezekiel
Aram was your merchant [dealing] with the precious stones mentioned in the verse, and “purple cloth, embroidery, and fine linen.”
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Rashi on Ezekiel
because of the multitude of your works because they knew that your princes and dignitaries accumulate many works of beauty and glory for [use as] ornaments
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with carbuncle [Heb. שְּׁנֹפֶךּ,] e c(h)arbuncle in Old French.
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