“The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord.”
Hosea 1:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Hosea 1:221 words
HebrewMeaning
תְּחִלַּ֥תtəḥilat
the beginningnounH8462
first
דִּבֶּרdiber
when he spokeverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
בְּ/הוֹשֵׁ֑עַbəhwōšēʿa
by HoseapronH1954
Hoshea · Oshea
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָ֜הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
הוֹשֵׁ֗עַhwōšēʿa
HoseanounH1954
Hoshea · Oshea
לֵ֣ךְlēkə
awayverbH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
קַחqaḥ
takeverbH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
לְ/ךָ֞ləkā
pron
אֵ֤שֶׁתʾēšet
a wife ofnounH802
each · every · female · many ···
זְנוּנִים֙zənwniym
prostitutionnounH2183
וְ/יַלְדֵ֣יwəyalədēy
and children ofconjH3206
child · fruit · son · young man
זְנוּנִ֔יםzənwniym
prostitutionnounH2183
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
זָנֹ֤הzānōh
continuallyverbH2181
continually · great · (be an · play the) harlot ···
תִזְנֶה֙tizəneh
it prostitutes itselfverbH2181
continually · great · (be an · play the) harlot ···
הָ/אָ֔רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the landparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
מֵֽ/אַחֲרֵ֖יmēʾaḥărēy
from afterpronH310
-ward) · again · at · away from ···
יְהוָֽהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.