Hosea 11:6 Go deeper
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And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them , because of their own counsels. (KJV)
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וְחָלָ֥הve.cha.Lahand it will whirl
Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to twist: dance
Used 9 times. Also: Judges 21:21, Judges 21:23, 2 Samuel 3:29, Psalms 29:9, Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 30:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2342J; TAHOT Hosea 11:6 word 1
חֶ֙רֶב֙che.reva sword
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Hosea 11:6 word 2
בְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.Ravin cities his
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Hosea 11:6 word 3
וְכִלְּתָ֥הve.khi.le.Tahand it will put an end to
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpq3fs)
Meaning: to end: destroy
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 41:30, Exodus 32:10, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615H; TAHOT Hosea 11:6 word 4
בַדָּ֖יוva.Davbars his
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0907
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bluster
Used 7 times. Also: Job 11:3, Job 41:12, Isaiah 16:6, Isaiah 44:25, Jeremiah 48:30, Jeremiah 50:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0907; TAHOT Hosea 11:6 word 5
וְאָכָ֑לָהve.'a.Kha.lahand it will devour [them]
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Hosea 11:6 word 6
מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם\׃mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.Hemfrom schemes their
Lemma: מוֹעֵצָה (mo.e.tsah) · Strong's: H4156
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: counsel
Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 5:10, Psalms 81:12, Proverbs 1:31, Proverbs 22:20, Jeremiah 7:24, Micah 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4156; TAHOT Hosea 11:6 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| will flash | → | חוּל H2342J to twist: dance |
| through their cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| it will destroy | → | כָּלָה H3615H to end: destroy |
| the bars of their gates | → | בַּד H0907 bluster |
| and consume [them] | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| in their own plans | → | מוֹעֵצָה H4156 counsel |
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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