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For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 1
זָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.Tahshe has prostituted herself
Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to fornicate
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 2
אִמָּ֔ם'i.Mammother their
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 3
הֹבִ֖ישָׁהho.Vi.shahshe has acted shamefully
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 4
הֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.Tam[the] [one who] conceived them
Lemma: הָרָה (ha.rah) · Strong's: H2029
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVqrfsc)
Meaning: to conceive
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 19:36, Genesis 21:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2029; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 5
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 6
אָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.Rahshe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 7
אֵלְכָ֞ה'e.le.KhahI will go
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
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 2:5 word 8
אַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.Reiafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 9
מְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.Vailovers my
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 10
נֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.Nei[who] give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 11
לַחְמִי֙lach.Mi<of> food my
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 12
וּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.Maiand water my
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 13
צַמְרִ֣יtzam.Riwool my
Lemma: צֶ֫מֶר (tse.mer) · Strong's: H6785
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wool
Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 13:59, Deuteronomy 22:11, Judges 6:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6785; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 14
וּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.Tiand flax my
Lemma: פֵּ֫שֶׁת (pish.teh) · Strong's: H6593
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flax
Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 13:59, Deuteronomy 22:11, Joshua 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6593; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 15
שַׁמְנִ֖יsham.Nioil my
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 2:5 word 16
וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי\׃ve.shi.ku.Yaiand drinks my
Lemma: שִׁקּוּי (shiq.quy) · Strong's: H8250
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: drink
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8250; TAHOT Hosea 2:5 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| their mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| has played the harlot | → | זָנָה H2181 to fornicate |
| and has conceived them | → | הָרָה H2029 to conceive |
| in disgrace | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| she thought | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I will go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| after | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| my lovers | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| who give me | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| bread | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| and water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| wool | → | צֶ֫מֶר H6785 wool |
| and linen | → | פֵּ֫שֶׁת H6593 flax |
| oil | → | שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil |
| and drink | → | שִׁקּוּי H8250 drink |
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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