Hosea 4:16 Go deeper

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place. (KJV)

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כִּ֚יkifor

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 4:16 word 1

כְּפָרָ֣הke.fa.Rahlike a heifer

Lemma: פָּרָה (pa.rah) · Strong's: H6510

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: heifer

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 32:15, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:18, Genesis 41:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6510; TAHOT Hosea 4:16 word 2

סֹֽרֵרָ֔הso.re.Rahstubborn

Lemma: סָרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H5637

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to rebel

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 21:20, Nehemiah 9:29, Psalms 66:7, Psalms 68:6, Psalms 68:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5637; TAHOT Hosea 4:16 word 3

סָרַ֖רsa.Rarit is stubborn

Lemma: סָרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H5637

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to rebel

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 21:20, Nehemiah 9:29, Psalms 66:7, Psalms 68:6, Psalms 68:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5637; TAHOT Hosea 4:16 word 4

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Hosea 4:16 word 5

עַתָּה֙'a.Tahnow

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Hosea 4:16 word 6

יִרְעֵ֣םyir.'Emhe will pasture them

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

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

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 4:16 word 7

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Hosea 4:16 word 8

כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.veslike a lamb

Lemma: כֶּ֫בֶשׂ (ke.ve.s) · Strong's: H3532

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

Meaning: lamb

Used 107 times. Also: Exodus 12:5, Exodus 29:38, Exodus 29:39, Exodus 29:40, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 4:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3532; TAHOT Hosea 4:16 word 9

בַּמֶּרְחָֽב\׃ba.mer.Chavin <the> roomy place

Lemma: מֶרְחָב (mer.chav) · Strong's: H4800

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

Meaning: broad

Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:20, Psalms 18:19, Psalms 31:8, Psalms 118:5, Habakkuk 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4800; TAHOT Hosea 4:16 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
is as obstinate	→	סָרַר H5637 to rebel
as a stubborn	→	סָרַר H5637 to rebel
heifer	→	פָּרָה H6510 heifer
Can the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
now	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now
shepherd them	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
like lambs	→	כֶּ֫בֶשׂ H3532 lamb
in an open meadow	→	מֶרְחָב H4800 broad

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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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