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And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while , and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 1
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 2
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 3
קְרָ֥אke.Ra'call
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to call: call by
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 4
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 5
יִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElJezreel
Lemma: יִזְרְעֶאל (yiz.re.el) · Strong's: H3157K
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jezreel
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3157K; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 6
כִּי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 7
ע֣וֹדodyet
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 8
מְעַ֗טme.'Ata little
Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: little
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 9
וּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜יu.Fa.kad.Tiand I will visit
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to reckon: punish
Used 51 times. Also: Leviticus 18:25, Job 35:15, Psalms 59:5, Psalms 89:32, Isaiah 10:12, Isaiah 13:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485H; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 10
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 11
דְּמֵ֤יde.Mei[the] blood<s> of
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 12
יִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLJezreel
Lemma: יִזְרְעֶאל (yiz.re.el) · Strong's: H3157K
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jezreel
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3157K; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 13
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 14
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 15
יֵה֔וּאye.Hu'Jehu
Lemma: יֵהוּא (ye.hu) · Strong's: H3058H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehu
Used 49 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:16, 1 Kings 19:17, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Kings 9:5, 2 Kings 9:11, 2 Kings 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3058H; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 16
וְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔יve.Hish.ba.Tiand I will put an end to
Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: to cease
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 17
מַמְלְכ֖וּתmam.le.Khut[the] kingdom of
Lemma: מַמְלָכוּת (mam.la.khut) · Strong's: H4468
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 9 times. Also: Joshua 13:12, Joshua 13:21, Joshua 13:27, Joshua 13:30, Joshua 13:31, 1 Samuel 15:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4468; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 18
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 19
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Hosea 1:4 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to [Hosea] | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Name him | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Jezreel | → | יִזְרְעֶאל H3157K Jezreel |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| soon | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| . . . | → | מְעַט H4592 little |
| I will bring | → | פָּקַד H6485H to reckon: punish |
| the bloodshed | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| of Jezreel | → | יִזְרְעֶאל H3157K Jezreel |
| upon | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Jehu | → | יֵהוּא H3058H Jehu |
| and I will put an end | → | שָׁבַת H7673A to cease |
| to the kingdom | → | מַמְלָכוּת H4468 kingdom |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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