Hosea 9:8 Go deeper
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The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. (KJV)
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צֹפֶ֥הtzo.Peh[was] a watchman
Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6822
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to watch
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 31:49, 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 13:34, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6822; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 1
אֶפְרַ֖יִם'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 9:8 word 2
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 3
אֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiGod my
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 4
נָבִ֞יאna.Vi'a prophet
Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: prophet
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 5
פַּ֤חpacha trap of
Lemma: פַּח (pach) · Strong's: H6341A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: snare
Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 23:13, Job 18:9, Job 22:10, Psalms 11:6, Psalms 69:22, Psalms 91:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6341A; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 6
יָקוֹשׁ֙ya.ko.Vosha fowler
Lemma: יָקוֹשׁ (ya.qosh) · Strong's: H3352
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fowler
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3352; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 7
עַל\־'al-[is] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 8
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 9
דְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.Khavways his
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: way: journey
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 10
מַשְׂטֵמָ֖הmas.te.Mahanimosity
Lemma: מַשְׂטֵמָה (mas.te.mah) · Strong's: H4895
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hatred
Used 2 times. Also: Hosea 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4895; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 11
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veit[is] in [the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 12
אֱלֹהָֽיו\׃'e.lo.HavGod his
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Hosea 9:8 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The prophet | → | נָבִיא H5030 prophet |
| is Ephraim’s | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| watchman | → | צָפָה H6822 to watch |
| along with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| [yet] the snare | → | פַּח H6341A snare |
| of the fowler | → | יָקוֹשׁ H3352 fowler |
| [lies] on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| his paths | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey |
| Hostility | → | מַשְׂטֵמָה H4895 hatred |
| is in the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of his God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
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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