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Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. (KJV)

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הֻכָּ֣הhu.Kahhe has been struck

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHp3ms)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 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 9:16 word 2

שָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.Shamroot their

Lemma: שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) · Strong's: H8328

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

Meaning: root

Used 33 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Judges 5:14, 2 Kings 19:30, Job 8:17, Job 13:27, Job 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8328; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 3

יָבֵ֖שׁya.Veshit has dried up

Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3001

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

Meaning: to wither

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:14, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3001; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 4

פְּרִ֣יpe.Rifruit

Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529

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

Meaning: fruit

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 5

יַעֲשׂ֑וּןya.'a.Sunthey will produce !

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 6

גַּ֚םgamalso

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 9:16 word 7

כִּ֣יkiif

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 8

יֵֽלֵד֔וּןye.le.Dunthey [masc] will give birth !

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 9

וְהֵמַתִּ֖יve.he.ma.Tiand I will put to death

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 10

מַחֲמַדֵּ֥יma.cha.ma.Dei[the] precious things of

Lemma: מַחְמָד (mach.mad) · Strong's: H4261

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: desire

Used 12 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:6, 2 Chronicles 36:19, Song of Solomon 5:16, Isaiah 64:11, Lamentations 1:10, Lamentations 2:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4261; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 11

בִטְנָֽם\׃\ \סvit.Nam[masc] womb their

Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: belly: womb

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 25:24, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 38:27, Numbers 5:22, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0990H; TAHOT Hosea 9:16 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Ephraim	→	אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim
is struck down	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
their root	→	שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ H8328 root
is withered	→	יָבֵשׁ H3001 to wither
they cannot bear	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
fruit	→	פְּרִי H6529 fruit
. . .	→	בְּלִי H1097 without
Even	→	גַּם H1571 also
if	→	כִּי H3588A for
they bear children	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
I will slay	→	מוּת H4191 to die
the darlings	→	מַחְמָד H4261 desire
of their wombs	→	בֶּ֫טֶן H0990H belly: womb

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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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