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Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD : his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'Ahand let us know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)

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 6:3 word 1

נִרְדְּפָ֗הnir.de.Fahlet us pursue

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 2

לָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atto know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 6:3 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 4

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 6:3 word 5

כְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charlike [the] dawn

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7837

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

Meaning: dawn

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 6:15, Judges 19:25, 1 Samuel 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7837; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 6

נָכ֣וֹןna.Khon[is] steadfast

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to establish: establish

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 7

מֽוֹצָא֑וֹmo.tza.'Ogoing forth his

Lemma: מוֹצָא (mo.tsa) · Strong's: H4161

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

Meaning: exit

Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 30:12, Numbers 33:2, Deuteronomy 8:3, Deuteronomy 23:23, 2 Samuel 3:25, 1 Kings 10:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4161; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 8

וְיָב֤וֹאve.ya.Vo'so he may come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 9

כַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙kha.Ge.shemlike the rain

Lemma: גֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) · Strong's: H1653

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

Meaning: rain

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 26:4, 1 Kings 17:7, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 18:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1653; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 10

כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁke.mal.Ko.oshlike [the] spring rain

Lemma: מַלְקוֹשׁ (mal.qosh) · Strong's: H4456

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

Meaning: spring rain

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:14, Job 29:23, Proverbs 16:15, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 5:24, Joel 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4456; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 11

י֥וֹרֶהYo.reh[which] it waters

Lemma: יָרָא (ya.ra) · Strong's: H3384A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to shoot

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 15:4, Exodus 19:13, Numbers 21:30, Joshua 18:6, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3384A; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 12

אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Hosea 6:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

So let us know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
let us press on	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
to know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
As surely as	→	כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish
the sun rises	→	שַׁ֫חַר H7837 dawn
He will appear	→	מוֹצָא H4161 exit
He will come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to us	→
like the rain	→	גֶּ֫שֶׁם H1653 rain
like the spring showers	→	מַלְקוֹשׁ H4456 spring rain
that water	→	יָרָא H3384A to shoot
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil

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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