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Fausset's Bible Dictionary (1878)· Public Domain

Eze 27:12, "traded in thy fairs"; Hebrew 'izbonaik, referring to exports; paid for thy wares, made thy exchanges; in Eze 27:33 its true meaning is given, "thy wares." The marab, "market" (Eze 27:13; Eze 27:17; Eze 27:19), rather merchandise, refers to the imports. Tarshish did not visit Tyre, but Tyre exported her wares to Tarshish, and "Tarshish paid for thy wares with silver," etc.

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Fairs

Fairs farz: Found only 5 times in the King James Version (Eze 27:12,14,16,19,27), apparently incorrect translation of `izzabhon, according to modern Hebraists (though Gesenius gives "fair" as one of its meanings). The Septuagint translates the Hebrew of the above five passages by two different words, agora, "market-place" (Eze 27:12,14,16,19), and misthos, "hire," "pay" (Eze 27:27,33). The King James Version follows the Wyclif version in Eze 27:12 and the Geneva version throughout, although it properly translates "wares" in Eze 27:33. the Revised Version (British and American) gives "wares" (which see) throughout. ⇒See the definition of fair in the KJV Dictionary ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Fairs

See FAIR, Wakes. • Cf. H. Smith. Worki, U. 219, ' The faint eplee that want (0 the land of Canaan.' \ FAITH FAITH 827

Smith's Bible Dictionary on Fairs

a word which occurs only in (Ezekiel 27:1) ... and there no less than seven times, vs. (Ezekiel 27:12,14,16,19,22,27,33) in the last of these verses it is rendered “wares,” and this we believe to be the true meaning of the word throughout.

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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