Hosea 4:12 Go deeper

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My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. (KJV)

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עַמִּי֙'a.Mipeople my

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 1

בְּעֵצ֣וֹbe.'e.Tzoby wood his

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G

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

Meaning: tree: wood

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 2

יִשְׁאָ֔לyish.'Alhe enquires

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 3

וּמַקְל֖וֹu.mak.Loand stick his

Lemma: מַקֵּל (maq.qel) · Strong's: H4731

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

Meaning: rod

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 30:37, Genesis 30:38, Genesis 30:39, Genesis 30:41, Genesis 32:10, Exodus 12:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4731; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 4

יַגִּ֣ידya.Gidit tells

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 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 4:12 word 6

ר֤וּחַRu.acha spirit of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

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

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 7

זְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.Nimprostitution<s>

Lemma: זְנוּנִים (za.nun) · Strong's: H2183

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

Meaning: fornication

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 38:24, 2 Kings 9:22, Ezekiel 23:11, Ezekiel 23:29, Hosea 1:2, Hosea 2:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2183; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 8

הִתְעָ֔הhit.'Ahit has misled

Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to go astray

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 9

וַיִּזְנ֖וּvai.yiz.Nuand they have prostituted themselves

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 4:12 word 10

מִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatfrom under

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H

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

Meaning: underneath: instead

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 11

אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם\׃'e.lo.hei.HemGod their

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Hosea 4:12 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

My people	→	עַם H5971A people
consult	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
their wooden idols	→	עֵץ H6086G tree: wood
and their divining rods	→	מַקֵּל H4731 rod
inform	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
them	→
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
a spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
of prostitution	→	זְנוּנִים H2183 fornication
leads them astray	→	תָּעָה H8582 to go astray
and they have played the harlot	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
against	→	תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead
their God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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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