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Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אִם\־'im-<if>?

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 1

גִּלְעָ֥דgil.'Ad[is] Gilead

Lemma: גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) · Strong's: H1568G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gilead

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25, Genesis 37:25, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1568G; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 2

אָ֙וֶן֙'a.venwickedness

Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: evil: wickedness

Used 66 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:23, Job 4:8, Job 11:11, Job 11:14, Job 15:35, Job 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0205G; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 3

אַךְ\־'akh-surely

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 4

שָׁ֣וְאshav'worthlessness

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity: vain

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 5

הָי֔וּha.Yuthey are

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 6

בַּגִּלְגָּ֖לba.gil.Galin <the> Gilgal

Lemma: גִּלְגָּל (gil.gal) · Strong's: H1537G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gilgal

Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 4:19, Joshua 4:20, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 9:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1537G; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 7

שְׁוָרִ֣יםshe.va.Rimbulls

Lemma: שׁוֹר (shor) · Strong's: H7794

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

Meaning: cattle

Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7794; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 8

זִבֵּ֑חוּzi.Be.chuthey have sacrificed

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

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 12:11 word 9

גַּ֤םgamalso

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 10

מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙miz.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 12:11 word 11

כְּגַלִּ֔יםke.ga.Lim[are] like heaps of stones

Lemma: גַּל (gal) · Strong's: H1530G

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

Meaning: heap

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 31:46, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:51, Genesis 31:52, Joshua 7:26, Joshua 8:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1530G; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 12

עַ֖ל'alon

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 12:11 word 13

תַּלְמֵ֥יtal.Mei[the] furrows of

Lemma: תֶּ֫לֶם (te.lem) · Strong's: H8525

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

Meaning: furrow

Used 5 times. Also: Job 31:38, Job 39:10, Psalms 65:10, Hosea 10:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8525; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 14

שָׂדָֽי\׃sa.Daia field

Lemma: שָׂדַי (sa.day) · Strong's: H7704M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: field

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:13, Psalms 8:7, Psalms 50:11, Psalms 80:13, Psalms 96:12, Psalms 104:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704M; TAHOT Hosea 12:11 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Is there	→	אִם H0518A if
iniquity	→	אָ֫וֶן H0205G evil: wickedness
[in] Gilead	→	גִּלְעָד H1568G Gilead
They will surely	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
come	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
to nothing	→	שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain
Do they sacrifice	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
bulls	→	שׁוֹר H7794 cattle
in Gilgal	→	גִּלְגָּל H1537G Gilgal
Indeed	→	גַּם H1571 also
their altars [will be]	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
heaps of stones	→	גַּל H1530G heap
in	→	עַל H5921A upon
the furrows	→	תֶּ֫לֶם H8525 furrow
of the field	→	שָׂדַי H7704M field

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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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