Hosea 4:18 Go deeper

Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye. (KJV)

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סָ֖רsarit has come to an end

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

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

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Hosea 4:18 word 1

סָבְאָ֑םsa.ve.'Amdrink their

Lemma: סֹ֫בֶא (so.ve) · Strong's: H5435

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

Meaning: liquor

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 1:22, Nahum 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5435; TAHOT Hosea 4:18 word 2

הַזְנֵ֣הhaz.Nehcertainly <to prostitute themselves>

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

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 4:18 word 3

הִזְנ֔וּhiz.Nuthey have prostituted themselves

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

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 4:18 word 4

אָהֲב֥וּ'a.ha.Vuthey have loved

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

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 4:18 word 5

הֵב֛וּhe.Vulove

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

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 4:18 word 6

קָל֖וֹןka.Lonshame

Lemma: קָלוֹן (qa.lon) · Strong's: H7036

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

Meaning: dishonor

Used 17 times. Also: Job 10:15, Psalms 83:16, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 6:33, Proverbs 9:7, Proverbs 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7036; TAHOT Hosea 4:18 word 7

מָגִנֶּֽיהָ\׃ma.gi.Nei.hashields its

Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: shield

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, Judges 5:8, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT Hosea 4:18 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

When their liquor	→	סֹ֫בֶא H5435 liquor
is gone	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
they turn to prostitution	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
. . .	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
their rulers	→	מָגֵן H4043 shield
. . .	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
dearly love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
disgrace	→	קָלוֹן H7036 dishonor

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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