Hosea 12:1 Go deeper
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. (KJV)
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אֶפְרַ֜יִם'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 12:1 word 1
רֹעֶ֥הro.'Eh[is] feeding
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 2
ר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achwind
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 3
וְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.Defand [is] pursuing
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 4
קָדִ֔יםka.Diman east wind
Lemma: קָדִים (qa.dim) · Strong's: H6921
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: east
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:27, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 14:21, Job 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6921; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 5
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 6
הַיּ֕וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 7
כָּזָ֥בka.Zavfalsehood
Lemma: כָּזָב (ka.zav) · Strong's: H3577
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lie
Used 31 times. Also: Judges 16:10, Judges 16:13, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 40:4, Psalms 58:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3577; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 8
וָשֹׁ֖דva.Shodand violence
Lemma: שֹׁד (shod) · Strong's: H7701
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 25 times. Also: Job 5:21, Job 5:22, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 21:7, Proverbs 24:2, Isaiah 13:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7701; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 9
יַרְבֶּ֑הyar.Behhe increases
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
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 12:1 word 10
וּבְרִית֙u.ve.Ritand a covenant
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 11
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 12:1 word 12
אַשּׁ֣וּר'a.ShurAssyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 13
יִכְרֹ֔תוּyikh.Ro.tuthey are making
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to cut: make(covenant)
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 15:18, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:28, Genesis 31:44, Exodus 23:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772H; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 14
וְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menand oil
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: oil
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 15
לְמִצְרַ֥יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimto Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 16
יוּבָֽל\׃yu.Valit is carried
Lemma: יָבַל (ya.val) · Strong's: H2986
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)
Meaning: to conduct
Used 18 times. Also: Job 10:19, Job 21:30, Job 21:32, Psalms 45:14, Psalms 45:15, Psalms 60:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2986; TAHOT Hosea 12:1 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| feeds on | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| the wind | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| and pursues | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| the east wind | → | קָדִים H6921 east |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| day long | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| he multiplies | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| lies | → | כָּזָב H3577 lie |
| and violence | → | שֹׁד H7701 violence |
| he makes | → | כָּרַת H3772H to cut: make(covenant) |
| a covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| and sends | → | יָבַל H2986 to conduct |
| olive oil | → | שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil |
| to Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
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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