Hebrew Interlinear

Hosea 12:11 Interlinear

in Gilead Is there iniquity surely they are vanity in Gilgal bullocks they sacrifice yea their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
2גִּלְעָ֥דH1568in Gileadgilad, a region east of the jordan; also the name of three israelites
3אָ֙וֶן֙H205Is there iniquitystrictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
4אַךְH389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
5שָׁ֣וְאH7723surely they are vanityevil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object
6הָי֔וּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7בַּגִּלְגָּ֖לH1537in Gilgalgilgal, the name of three places in palestine
8שְׁוָרִ֣יםH7794bullocksa bullock (as a traveller)
9זִבֵּ֑חוּH2076they sacrificeto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
10גַּ֤םH1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
11מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙H4196yea their altarsan altar
12כְּגַלִּ֔יםH1530are as heapssomething rolled, i.e., a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
13עַ֖לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
14תַּלְמֵ֥יH8525in the furrowsa bank or terrace
15שָׂדָֽי׃H7704of the fieldsa field (as flat)

Verse Context

Hosea 12:10I have also spoken by the prophets visions and I have multiplied...
Hosea 12:11 (current) in Gilead Is there iniquity surely they are vanity in Gilgal bullocks they sacrifice yea their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields
Hosea 12:12fled And Jacob into the country of Syria served and Israel...

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