Hosea 10:1 Go deeper
Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
גֶּ֤פֶןGe.fen[was] a vine
Lemma: גֶּ֫פֶן (ge.phen) · Strong's: H1612
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: vine
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:10, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 6:4, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1612; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 1
בּוֹקֵק֙bo.Kekluxuriant
Lemma: בָּקַק (ba.qaq) · Strong's: H1238A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: be luxuriant
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1238A; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 2
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.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 10:1 word 3
פְּרִ֖יpe.Rifruit
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 4
יְשַׁוֶּה\־ye.sha.veh-he made
Lemma: שָׁוָה (sha.vah) · Strong's: H7737B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to set
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:34, Psalms 16:8, Psalms 18:33, Psalms 21:5, Psalms 89:19, Isaiah 38:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7737B; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 5
כְּרֹ֣בke.Rowhen [it] became numerous
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 6
לְפִרְי֗וֹle.fir.Yoto fruit his
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 7
הִרְבָּה֙hir.Bahhe multiplied
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 8
לַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתla.miz.be.Chot<to> the altars
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 9
כְּט֣וֹבke.Tovaccording to [the] good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 10
לְאַרְצ֔וֹle.'ar.Tzoof land his
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 11
הֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuthey made good
Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: be good
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 12
מַצֵּבֽוֹת\׃ma.tze.Votsacred pillars
Lemma: מַצֵּבָה (mats.tse.vah) · Strong's: H4676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: pillar
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 31:51, Genesis 31:52 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4676; TAHOT Hosea 10:1 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| was a luxuriant | → | בָּקַק H1238A be luxuriant |
| vine | → | גֶּ֫פֶן H1612 vine |
| yielding | → | שָׁוָה H7737B to set |
| fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| for himself | → | |
| The more his fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| increased | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| the more he increased | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| the altars | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| The better | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
| his land produced | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| the better he made | → | יָטַב H3190 be good |
| the sacred pillars | → | מַצֵּבָה H4676 pillar |
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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