Hebrew Interlinear

Hosea 5:1 Interlinear

Hear ye this O priests and hearken O house of Israel O house of the king and give ye ear for judgment is toward you because ye have been a snare on Mizpah and a net spread upon Tabor

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שִׁמְעוּH8085Hearto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
2זֹ֨אתH2063this (often used adverb)
3הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםH3548ye this O priestsliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
4וְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ׀H7181and hearkento prick up the ears, i.e., hearken
5וּבֵ֤יתH1004O housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
6יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
7וּבֵ֤יתH1004O housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
8הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙H4428of the kinga king
9הַאֲזִ֔ינוּH238and give ye earto broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e., (by implication) to listen
10כִּ֥יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
11לָכֶ֖םH0
12הַמִּשְׁפָּ֑טH4941for judgmentproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
13כִּֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
14פַח֙H6341is toward you because ye have been a snarea (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin)
15הֱיִיתֶ֣םH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
16לְמִצְפָּ֔הH4709on Mizpahmitspah, the name of two places in palestine
17וְרֶ֖שֶׁתH7568and a neta net (as catching animals)
18פְּרוּשָׂ֥הH6566spreadto break apart, disperse, etc
19עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
20תָּבֽוֹר׃H8396upon Tabortabor, a mountain in palestine, also a city adjacent

Verse Context

Hosea 5:1 (current)Hear ye this O priests and hearken O house of Israel O house of the king and give ye ear for judgment is toward you because ye have been a snare on Mizpah and a net spread upon Tabor
Hosea 5:2to make slaughter And the revolters are profound though I have been a rebuker ...

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