Hosea 7:9 Go deeper
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Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. (KJV)
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אָכְל֤וּ'a.khe.Luthey have consumed
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 7:9 word 1
זָרִים֙za.Rimstrangers
Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: be a stranger
Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Hosea 7:9 word 2
כֹּח֔וֹko.Chostrength his
Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength
Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Hosea 7:9 word 3
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and 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 7:9 word 4
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Hosea 7:9 word 5
יָדָ֑עya.Da'he knows
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 7:9 word 6
גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Hosea 7:9 word 7
שֵׂיבָה֙sei.Vahgray hair
Lemma: שֵׂיבָה (se.vah) · Strong's: H7872
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: greyheaded
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Leviticus 19:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7872; TAHOT Hosea 7:9 word 8
זָ֣רְקָהZa.re.kahit has sneaked in
Lemma: זָרַק (za.raq) · Strong's: H2236
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to scatter
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 9:8, Exodus 9:10, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 24:8, Exodus 29:16, Exodus 29:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2236; TAHOT Hosea 7:9 word 9
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and 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 7:9 word 10
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Hosea 7:9 word 11
יָדָֽע\׃ya.Da'he knows
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 7:9 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Foreigners | → | זוּר H2114A be a stranger |
| consume | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| his strength | → | כֹּחַ H3581B strength |
| but he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| notice | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| Even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| his hair is streaked | → | זָרַק H2236 to scatter |
| with gray | → | שֵׂיבָה H7872 greyheaded |
| but he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
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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