Hosea 7:8 Go deeper

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. (KJV)

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אֶפְרַ֕יִם'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 7:8 word 1

בָּעַמִּ֖יםba.'a.Mimamong the peoples

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 7:8 word 2

ה֣וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Hosea 7:8 word 3

יִתְבּוֹלָ֑לyit.bo.Lalhe mixes himself

Lemma: בָּלַל (ba.lal) · Strong's: H1101A

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to mix

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, Genesis 11:9, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1101A; TAHOT Hosea 7:8 word 4

אֶפְרַ֛יִם'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 7:8 word 5

הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe has become

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

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

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 7:8 word 6

עֻגָ֖ה'u.Gaha bread cake

Lemma: עֻגָה (ug.gah) · Strong's: H5692

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

Meaning: bun

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Exodus 12:39, Numbers 11:8, 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 19:6, Ezekiel 4:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5692; TAHOT Hosea 7:8 word 7

בְּלִ֥יbe.Linot

Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097

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

Meaning: without

Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Hosea 7:8 word 8

הֲפוּכָֽה\׃ha.fu.Khahturned over

Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to overturn

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Hosea 7:8 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
mixes	→	בָּלַל H1101A to mix
with the nations	→	עַם H5971A people
Ephraim	→	אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim
is	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
an unturned	→	הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn
cake	→	עֻגָה H5692 bun

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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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