Commentary for Isaiah 23:3
וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם׃
And on great waters the seed of Shihor, The harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; And she was the mart of nations.
Rashi on Isaiah
And on great waters the seed would come from Egypt, that is situated on the river Shihor, to Tyre.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
And by great waters, etc. The merchants brought to Tyre the seed of the Sihor,5Sihor (שיחור) is another name for the Nile (יאֹר); lit., the black river. The Nile is used here by metonymy for Egypt.5Sihor (שיחור) is another name for the Nile (יאֹר); lit., the black river. The Nile is used here by metonymy for Egypt. and her increase was the harvest of the Nile.
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Rashi on Isaiah
the harvest of the Nile Egypt was the revenue of Tyre.
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