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Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone. (KJV)
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חֲב֧וּרcha.Vur[is] joined of
Lemma: חָבַר (cha.var) · Strong's: H2266
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqsmsc)
Meaning: to unite
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 28:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2266; TAHOT Hosea 4:17 word 1
עֲצַבִּ֛ים'a.tza.Bimidols
Lemma: עָצָב (a.tsav) · Strong's: H6091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: idol
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 31:9, 2 Samuel 5:21, 1 Chronicles 10:9, 2 Chronicles 24:18, Psalms 106:36, Psalms 106:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6091; TAHOT Hosea 4:17 word 2
אֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Hosea 4:17 word 3
הַֽנַּֽח\־ha.nach-leave alone
Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to rest
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Hosea 4:17 word 4
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| is joined | → | חָבַר H2266 to unite |
| to idols | → | עָצָב H6091 idol |
| leave him alone | → | נוּחַ H5117 to rest |
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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