Hosea 5:9 Go deeper
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Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. (KJV)
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אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'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 5:9 word 1
לְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.Mah<into> a waste
Lemma: שַׁמָּה (sham.mah) · Strong's: H8047G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: horror: destroyed
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Kings 22:19, 2 Chronicles 30:7, Psalms 46:8, Psalms 73:19, Isaiah 5:9, Isaiah 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8047G; TAHOT Hosea 5:9 word 2
תִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.Yehit will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Hosea 5:9 word 3
בְּי֖וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Hosea 5:9 word 4
תּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הto.khe.Chahrebuke
Lemma: תּוֹכֵחָה (to.khe.chah) · Strong's: H8433A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: rebuke
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:3, Psalms 149:7, Isaiah 37:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8433A; TAHOT Hosea 5:9 word 5
בְּשִׁבְטֵי֙be.shiv.Teiamong [the] tribes of
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: tribe
Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Hosea 5:9 word 6
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.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 5:9 word 7
הוֹדַ֖עְתִּיho.Da'.tiI make known
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Hosea 5:9 word 8
נֶאֱמָנָֽה\׃ne.'e.ma.Nah[something] trustworthy
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)
Meaning: be faithful
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Hosea 5:9 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| laid waste | → | שַׁמָּה H8047G horror: destroyed |
| on the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of rebuke | → | תּוֹכֵחָה H8433A rebuke |
| Among the tribes | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| I proclaim | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| what is certain | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
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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