Commentary for Isaiah 2:16
וְעַ֖ל כָּל־אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־שְׂכִיּ֥וֹת הַחֶמְדָּֽה׃
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all delightful imagery.
Rashi on Isaiah
And over all the ships Jonathan renders: And over all those who inhabit the islands of the sea, who go and come by ship.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
Ships of Tarshish. If taken figuratively, they signify the merchants; literally, they are ships which belong to Israelites, and are going to Tarshish.
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Rashi on Isaiah
Tarshish The name of a sea called Tarshish.
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שכיות Pictures. Comp. אבן משנית A stone with a picture 23A.V., Any image of stone. (Lev. 26:1)
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Rashi on Isaiah
and over all coveted floors Heb. שְׂכִיוֹת, palaces paved with coverings of marble floors, similar to: (Lev. 26:1) and a covering stone (וְְאֶבֶן מַשְׂכִּית), since they cover the ground with it.
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