Hebrew Interlinear

Hosea 13:8 Interlinear

I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps and will rend the caul of their heart and there will I devour them like a lion beast the wild shall tear

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙H6298I will meetto come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur
2כְּדֹ֣בH1677them as a bearthe bear (as slow)
3שַׁכּ֔וּלH7909that is bereavedbereaved
4וְאֶקְרַ֖עH7167of her whelps and will rendto rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
5סְג֣וֹרH5458the caulproperly, shut up, i.e., the breast (as enclosing the heart); also gold (as generally shut up safely)
6לִבָּ֑םH3820of their heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
7וְאֹכְלֵ֥םH398and there will I devourto eat (literally or figuratively)
8שָׁם֙H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
9כְּלָבִ֔יאH3833them like a liona lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
10חַיַּ֥תH2416beastalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
11הַשָּׂדֶ֖הH7704the wilda field (as flat)
12תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃H1234shall tearto cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open

Verse Context

Hosea 13:7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion as a leopard ...
Hosea 13:8 (current)I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps and will rend the caul of their heart and there will I devour them like a lion beast the wild shall tear
Hosea 13:9thou hast destroyed O Israel thyself but in me is thine help...

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