Hebrew Interlinear
Hosea 4:12 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Hosea 4:12, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“My people counsel at their stocks ask and their staff declareth unto them for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err and they have gone a whoring from under their God”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַמִּי֙ | H5971 | My people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 2 | בְּעֵצ֣וֹ | H6086 | counsel at their stocks | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 3 | יִשְׁאָ֔ל | H7592 | ask | to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand |
| 4 | וּמַקְל֖וֹ | H4731 | and their staff | a shoot, i.e., stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining) |
| 5 | יַגִּ֣יד | H5046 | declareth | properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to |
| 6 | ל֑וֹ | H0 | ||
| 7 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 8 | ר֤וּחַ | H7307 | unto them for the spirit | wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the |
| 9 | זְנוּנִים֙ | H2183 | of whoredoms | adultery; figuratively, idolatry |
| 10 | הִתְעָ֔ה | H8582 | hath caused them to err | to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both |
| 11 | וַיִּזְנ֖וּ | H2181 | and they have gone a whoring | to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry ( |
| 12 | מִתַּ֥חַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 13 | אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ | H430 | from under their God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
Verse Context
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