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The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. (KJV)
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וְנִשְׁמְד֞וּve.nish.me.Duand they will be destroyed
Lemma: שָׁמַד (sha.mad) · Strong's: H8045
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNq3cp)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8045; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 1
בָּמ֣וֹתba.Mot[the] high places of
Lemma: בָּמָה (ba.mah) · Strong's: H1116
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: high place
Used 99 times. Also: Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 33:29, 1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1116; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 2
אָ֗וֶן'A.venwickedness
Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0206H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Aven
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0206H; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 3
חַטַּאת֙cha.taT[the] sin of
Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sin
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 4
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 10:8 word 5
ק֣וֹץKotzthorn[s]
Lemma: קוֹץ (qots) · Strong's: H6975
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thorn
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 3:18, Exodus 22:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:16, 2 Samuel 23:6, Psalms 118:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6975; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 6
וְדַרְדַּ֔רve.dar.Darand thistle[s]
Lemma: דַּרְדַּר (dar.dar) · Strong's: H1863
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thistle
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1863; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 7
יַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.Lehit will grow up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 8
עַל\־'al-over
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 10:8 word 9
מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.Tamaltars their
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
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 10:8 word 10
וְאָמְר֤וּve.'a.me.Ruand they will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
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 10:8 word 11
לֶֽהָרִים֙le.ha.Rimto the mountains
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 12
כַּסּ֔וּנוּka.Su.nucover us
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 13
וְלַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otand to the hills
Lemma: גִּבְעָה (giv.ah) · Strong's: H1389I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: hill
Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 49:26, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 33:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1389I; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 14
נִפְל֥וּnif.Lufall
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Hosea 10:8 word 15
עָלֵֽינוּ\׃\ \ס'a.Lei.nuon us
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 10:8 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The high places | → | בָּמָה H1116 high place |
| of Aven | → | H0205 |
| will be destroyed | → | שָׁמַד H8045 to destroy |
| [it is] the sin | → | חַטָּאת H2403B sin |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| thorns | → | קוֹץ H6975 thorn |
| and thistles | → | דַּרְדַּר H1863 thistle |
| will overgrow | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their altars | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| Then they will say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to the mountains | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| Cover us | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| and to the hills | → | גִּבְעָה H1389I hill |
| Fall | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| on us | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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