Hosea 7:11 Go deeper

Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand he has become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 7:11 word 1

אֶפְרַ֔יִם'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 7:11 word 2

כְּיוֹנָ֥הke.yo.Nahlike a dove

Lemma: יוֹנָה (yo.nah) · Strong's: H3123

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

Meaning: dove

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:12, Leviticus 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3123; TAHOT Hosea 7:11 word 3

פוֹתָ֖הfo.Tahsilly

Lemma: פָּתָה (pa.tah) · Strong's: H6601B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to entice

Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 22:16, Deuteronomy 11:16, Judges 14:15, Judges 16:5, 2 Samuel 3:25, 1 Kings 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6601B; TAHOT Hosea 7:11 word 4

אֵ֣ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Hosea 7:11 word 5

לֵ֑בLev[is] heart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Hosea 7:11 word 6

מִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Hosea 7:11 word 7

קָרָ֖אוּka.Ra.'uthey have called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

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

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Hosea 7:11 word 8

אַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurAssyria

Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Assyria

Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Hosea 7:11 word 9

הָלָֽכוּ\׃ha.La.khuthey have gone

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

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

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Hosea 7:11 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

So Ephraim	→	אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim
has become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like a silly	→	פָּתָה H6601B to entice
senseless	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
. . .	→	לֵב H3820A heart
dove	→	יוֹנָה H3123 dove
calling out	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
to Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
then turning	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
to Assyria	→	אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria

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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