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Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. (KJV)
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סְבָבֻ֤נִיse.va.Vu.nithey have surrounded me
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to turn: surround
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 1
בְכַ֙חַשׁ֙ve.Kha.chashwith lying
Lemma: כַּ֫חַשׁ (ka.chash) · Strong's: H3585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lie
Used 6 times. Also: Job 16:8, Psalms 59:12, Hosea 7:3, Hosea 10:13, Nahum 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3585; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 2
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 3
וּבְמִרְמָ֖הu.ve.mir.Mahand with deceit
Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: deceit
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 4
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 11:12 word 5
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.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 11:12 word 6
וִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.Dahand Judah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 7
עֹ֥ד'odstill
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 11:12 word 8
רָד֙radit has roamed
Lemma: רוּד (rud) · Strong's: H7300
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to roam
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 27:40, Psalms 55:2, Jeremiah 2:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7300; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 9
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 10
אֵ֔ל'ElGod
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 11
וְעִם\־ve.'im-and with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 12
קְדוֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.Shim[the] holy [one<s>]
Lemma: קָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) · Strong's: H6918G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: holy
Used 108 times. Also: Exodus 19:6, Exodus 29:31, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 6:26, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 7:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6918G; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 13
נֶאֱמָֽן\׃ne.'e.Manfaithful
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: be faithful
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Hosea 11:12 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| surrounds Me | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| with lies | → | כַּ֫חַשׁ H3585 lie |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| with deceit | → | מִרְמָה H4820 deceit |
| but Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| still | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| walks | → | רוּד H7300 to roam |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| [and is] faithful | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
| to | → | עִם H5973A with |
| the Holy One | → | קָדוֹשׁ H6918G holy |
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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