Hosea 4:8 Go deeper

They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. (KJV)

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חַטַּ֥אתcha.Tat[the] sin of

Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B

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

Meaning: sin

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Hosea 4:8 word 1

עַמִּ֖י'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 4:8 word 2

יֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luthey eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Hosea 4:8 word 3

וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Hosea 4:8 word 4

עֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.Naminiquity their

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

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

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Hosea 4:8 word 5

יִשְׂא֥וּyis.'Uthey lift up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to lift: trust

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 24:4, Psalms 25:1, Psalms 86:4, Psalms 134:2, Proverbs 19:18, Jeremiah 22:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375O; TAHOT Hosea 4:8 word 6

נַפְשֽׁוֹ\׃naf.Shodesire its

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

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

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Hosea 4:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

They feed on	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
the sins	→	חַטָּאת H2403B sin
of My people	→	עַם H5971A people
and set	→	נָשָׂא H5375O to lift: trust
their hearts	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite
on	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
iniquity	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime

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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