Hosea 4:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.”

Hosea 4:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Hosea 4:1610 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֚יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

כְּ/פָרָ֣הkəpārāh

cowpronH6510

heifer · kine

סֹֽרֵרָ֔הsōrērāh

backslidingverbH5637

away · rebellious · revolter · slide back ···

סָרַ֖רsārar

backslidingverbH5637

away · rebellious · revolter · slide back ···

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

עַתָּה֙ʿatāh

henceforthadvH6258

now · straightway · this time · whereas

יִרְעֵ֣/םyirəʿēm

companionverbH7462

break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···

יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

כְּ/כֶ֖בֶשׂkəkebeś

lambpronH3532

sheep

בַּ/מֶּרְחָֽבbamerəḥāb

breadthpronH4800

large place

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.

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