Hosea 11:2 Go deeper

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. (KJV)

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קָרְא֖וּka.re.'Uthey summoned

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Hosea 11:2 word 1

כֵּ֚ןkenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Hosea 11:2 word 2

הָלְכ֣וּha.le.Khuthey went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Hosea 11:2 word 3

מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.Hemfrom before them

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Hosea 11:2 word 4

לַבְּעָלִ֣יםla.be.'a.Limto the Baals

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1168A

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNtmpa)

Meaning: Baal

Used 76 times. Also: Judges 2:11, Judges 2:13, Judges 3:7, Judges 6:25, Judges 6:28, Judges 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1168A; TAHOT Hosea 11:2 word 5

יְזַבֵּ֔חוּye.za.Be.chuthey sacrificed

Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to sacrifice

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Hosea 11:2 word 6

וְלַפְּסִלִ֖יםve.la.pe.si.Limand to the idols

Lemma: פָּסִיל (pe.sil) · Strong's: H6456

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: idol

Used 23 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 7:25, Deuteronomy 12:3, Judges 3:19, Judges 3:26, 2 Kings 17:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6456; TAHOT Hosea 11:2 word 7

יְקַטֵּרֽוּן\׃ye.ka.te.Runthey made smoke !

Lemma: קָטַר (qa.tar) · Strong's: H6999H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to offer: offer

Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 3:3, 1 Kings 9:25, 1 Kings 11:8, 1 Kings 12:33, 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6999H; TAHOT Hosea 11:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But the more I called	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
[Israel]	→
the farther	→	כֵּן H3651C so
they departed	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
from Me	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
They sacrificed	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
to the Baals	→	בַּעַל H1168A Baal
and burned incense	→	קָטַר H6999H to offer: offer
to carved images	→	פָּסִיל H6456 idol

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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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