This noun appears in Ezekiel 27:29, continuing the extended lament over Tyre as a great merchant ship: "And down from their ships come all who handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand on the land." The prophet pictures Tyre's maritime workers—those who literally "handle the oar"—abandoning ship and coming ashore when the great trading vessel (Tyre herself) founders. The oar represents maritime skill and commerce, Tyre's sources of wealth and pride. When oar-handlers leave their posts, it signals total collapse of the seafaring enterprise. This detail enriches Ezekiel's sustained ship metaphor, making economic catastrophe tangible through nautical imagery.