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I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps , and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. (KJV)

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אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemI will meet them

Lemma: פָּגַשׁ (pa.gash) · Strong's: H6298

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to meet

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:8, Exodus 4:24, Exodus 4:27, 1 Samuel 25:20, 2 Samuel 2:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6298; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 1

כְּדֹ֣בke.Dolike a bear

Lemma: דֹּב (dov) · Strong's: H1677

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: bear

Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:34, 1 Samuel 17:36, 1 Samuel 17:37, 2 Samuel 17:8, 2 Kings 2:24, Proverbs 17:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1677; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 2

שַׁכּ֔וּלsha.Kulrobbed of cubs

Lemma: שַׁכּוּל (shak.kul) · Strong's: H7909

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: childless

Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:8, Proverbs 17:12, Song of Solomon 4:2, Song of Solomon 6:6, Isaiah 49:21, Jeremiah 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7909; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 3

וְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'so I may tear

Lemma: קָרַע (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7167

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to tear

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Leviticus 13:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7167; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 4

סְג֣וֹרse.Gor[the] cavity of

Lemma: סְגוֹר (se.gor) · Strong's: H5458

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: enclosure

Used 2 times. Also: Job 28:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5458; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 5

לִבָּ֑םli.Bamheart their

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 6

וְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.Lemand I will devour them

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

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 13:8 word 7

שָׁם֙shamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 8

כְּלָבִ֔יאke.la.Vi'like a lion

Lemma: לָבִיא (la.vi) · Strong's: H3833C

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

Meaning: lion

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 4:11, Job 38:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3833C; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 9

חַיַּ֥תchai.Yat<the> animal of

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 10

הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Dehthe field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704I

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

Meaning: land: wildlife

Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:22, Deuteronomy 7:22, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Kings 4:39, 2 Kings 14:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704I; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 11

תְּבַקְּעֵֽם\׃te.va.ke.'Emit will tear to pieces them

Lemma: בָּקַע (ba.qa) · Strong's: H1234

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to break up/open

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 22:3, Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 16:31, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1234; TAHOT Hosea 13:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Like a bear	→	דֹּב H1677 bear
robbed of her cubs	→	שַׁכּוּל H7909 childless
I will attack them	→	פָּגַשׁ H6298 to meet
and I will tear	→	קָרַע H7167 to tear
open their chests	→	סְגוֹר H5458 enclosure
. . .	→	לֵב H3820A heart
There	→	שָׁם H8033G there
I will devour them	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
like a lion	→	לָבִיא H3833C lion
like a wild	→	שָׂדֶה H7704I land: wildlife
beast	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
tearing them apart	→	בָּקַע H1234 to break up/open

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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