Hebrew Interlinear
Hosea 3:2 Interlinear
“So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver and for an homer of barley and an half homer of barley”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ | H3739 | So I bought | to purchase |
| 2 | לִּ֔י | H0 | ||
| 3 | בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה | H2568 | five | |
| 4 | עָשָׂ֖ר | H6240 | her to me for fifteen | ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth |
| 5 | כָּ֑סֶף | H3701 | pieces of silver | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 6 | וְחֹ֥מֶר | H2563 | and for an homer | properly, a bubbling up, i.e., of water, a wave; hence, a chomer or dry measure |
| 7 | שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ | H8184 | of barley | barley (as villose) |
| 8 | וְלֵ֥תֶךְ | H3963 | and an half homer | a measure for things dry |
| 9 | שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ | H8184 | of barley | barley (as villose) |
Verse Context
Hosea 3:1Then said of the LORD and love...
Hosea 3:2 (current)So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver and for an homer of barley and an half homer of barley
Hosea 3:3And I said days for me many unto her Thou shalt abide ...