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Hebrew interlinear — Hosea 6:1–11 (103 words)
1
  1. לְכוּ֙lĕkûhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. וְנָשׁ֣וּבָהwĕnāšûbâshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  3. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  4. יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. כִּ֛יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. ה֥וּאhûʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  7. טָרָ֖ףṭārāptaraph: to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)H2963
  8. וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּwĕyirpāʾēnûrapha': (properly) to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cureH7495
  9. יַ֖ךְyaknakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
  10. וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃wĕyaḥbĕšēnûchabash: to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle)H2280
2
  1. יְחַיֵּ֖נוּyĕḥayyēnûchayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
  2. מִיֹּמָ֑יִםmiyyōmāyimyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  3. בַּיּוֹם֙bayyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  4. הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יhaššĕlîšîshliyshiy: third; feminine a third (part)H7992
  5. יְקִמֵ֖נוּyĕqimēnûquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  6. וְנִחְיֶ֥הwĕniḥyechayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
  7. לְפָנָֽיו׃lĕpānāywpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
3
  1. וְנֵדְעָ֣הwĕnēdĕʿâyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. נִרְדְּפָ֗הnirdĕpâradaph: to run after (usually with hostile intentH7291
  3. לָדַ֙עַת֙lādaʿatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  4. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  5. יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  6. כְּשַׁ֖חַרkĕšaḥarshachar: dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)H7837
  7. נָכ֣וֹןnākônkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  8. מֹֽצָא֑וֹmōṣāʾômowtsa': a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exitH4161
  9. וְיָב֤וֹאwĕyābôʾbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  10. כַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙kaggešemgeshem: a showerH1653
  11. לָ֔נוּlānû
  12. כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁkĕmalqôšmalqowsh: the spring rain; (figuratively) eloquenceH4456
  13. י֥וֹרֶהyôreyowreh: sprinkling; (hence) a sprinkling (or autumnal showers)H3138
  14. אָֽרֶץ׃ʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
4
  1. מָ֤הmâmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  2. אֶֽעֱשֶׂהʾeʿĕśe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  3. לְּךָ֙lĕkā
  4. אֶפְרַ֔יִםʾeprayimEphrayim: double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of JosephH669
  5. מָ֥הmâmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  6. אֶעֱשֶׂהʾeʿĕśe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  7. לְּךָ֖lĕkā
  8. יְהוּדָ֑הyĕhûdâYhuwdah: celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five IsraelitesH3063
  9. וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙wĕḥasdĕkemcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
  10. כַּֽעֲנַןkaʿănan`anan: a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudH6051
  11. בֹּ֔קֶרbōqerboqer: (properly) dawn (as the break of day); (generally) morningH1242
  12. וְכַטַּ֖לwĕkaṭṭaltal: dew (as covering vegetation)H2919
  13. מַשְׁכִּ֥יםmaškîmshakam: (literally) to load up (on the back of man or beast)H7925
  14. הֹלֵֽךְ׃hōlēkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
5
  1. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  2. כֵּ֗ןkēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  3. חָצַ֙בְתִּי֙ḥāṣabtiychatsab: to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material)H2672
  4. בַּנְּבִיאִ֔יםbannĕbîʾîmnabiy': a prophet; (generally) inspired manH5030
  5. הֲרַגְתִּ֖יםhăragtîmharag: to smite with deadly intentH2026
  6. בְּאִמְרֵיbĕʾimrêemer: something saidH561
  7. פִ֑יpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  8. וּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָûmišpāṭêkāmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  9. א֥וֹרʾôrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  10. יֵצֵֽא׃yēṣēʾyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
6
  1. כִּ֛יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. חֶ֥סֶדḥesedcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
  3. חָפַ֖צְתִּיḥāpaṣtîchaphets: (properly) to incline to; (by implication) (literally but rarely) to bendH2654
  4. וְלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  5. זָ֑בַחzābaḥzebach: (properly) a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animalH2077
  6. וְדַ֥עַתwĕdaʿatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
  7. אֱלֹהִ֖יםʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  8. מֵעֹלֽוֹת׃mēʿōlôt`olah: a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending)H5930
7
  1. וְהֵ֕מָּהwĕhēmmâhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  2. כְּאָדָ֖םkĕʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  3. עָבְר֣וּʿobrû`abar: to cross overH5674
  4. בְרִ֑יתbĕrîtbriyth: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)H1285
  5. שָׁ֖םšāmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  6. בָּ֥גְדוּbāgĕdûbagad: to cover (with a garment); (figuratively) to act covertlyH898
8
  1. גִּלְעָ֕דgilʿādGil`ad: Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesH1568
  2. קִרְיַ֖תqiryatqiryah: a cityH7151
  3. פֹּ֣עֲלֵיpōʿălêpa`al: to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practiseH6466
  4. אָ֑וֶןʾāwenaven: (strictly) nothingness; (also) trouble, vanity, wickednessH205
  5. עֲקֻבָּ֖הʿăqubbâ`aqob: in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up)H6121
  6. מִדָּֽם׃middāmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
9
  1. וּכְחַכֵּ֨יûkĕḥakkêchakah: (properly) to adhere to; (hence) to awaitH2442
  2. אִ֜ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  3. גְּדוּדִ֗יםgĕdûdîmgduwd: a crowd (especially of soldiers)H1416
  4. חֶ֚בֶרḥebercheber: a society; also a spellH2267
  5. כֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםkōhănîmkohen: (literally) one officiating, a priest; (also, by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)H3548
  6. דֶּ֖רֶךְderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  7. יְרַצְּחוּyĕraṣṣĕḥûratsach: (properly) to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderH7523
  8. שֶׁ֑כְמָהšekmâshkem: the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdensH7926
  9. כִּ֥יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  10. זִמָּ֖הzimmâzimmah: a plan, especially a bad oneH2154
  11. עָשֽׂוּ׃ʿāśû`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
10
  1. בְּבֵית֙bĕbêtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
  2. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  3. רָאִ֖יתִיrāʾîtîra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  4. שַׁעֲרֽיּרִיָּ֑הšaʿăryyriyyâsha`aruwrah: something fearfulH8186
  5. שָׁ֚םšāmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  6. זְנ֣וּתzĕnûtznuwth: adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatryH2184
  7. לְאֶפְרַ֔יִםlĕʾeprayimEphrayim: double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of JosephH669
  8. נִטְמָ֖אniṭmāʾtame': to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)H2930
  9. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
11
  1. גַּםgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  2. יְהוּדָ֕הyĕhûdâYhuwdah: celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five IsraelitesH3063
  3. שָׁ֥תšātshiyth: to place (in a very wide application)H7896
  4. קָצִ֖ירqāṣîrqatsiyr: severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figurativelyH7105
  5. לָ֑ךְlāk
  6. בְּשׁוּבִ֖יbĕšûbîshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  7. שְׁב֥וּתšĕbûtshbuwth: exile; (concretely) prisonersH7622
  8. עַמִּֽי׃ʿammî`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971

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Strong's words in Hosea 6 (6)
Strong's H6213 — אֶֽעֱשֶׂה (ʾeʿĕśe)
`asah (aw-saw') v. 1. to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows) [a primitive root] KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.. Appears 3 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H1980 — לְכוּ֙ (lĕkû)
halak (haw-lak') v. 1. a primitive root 2. to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) [akin to H3212] KJV: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be c. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H2421 — יְחַיֵּ֖נוּ (yĕḥayyēnû)
chayah (khaw-yaw') v. 1. to live, whether literally or figuratively 2. causatively, to revive [a primitive root] KJV: keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God) save (alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole. Compare: H2331, H2421. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H2617 — וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ (wĕḥasdĕkem)
checed (kheh'-sed) n-m. 1. kindness 2. (by implication, towards God) piety 3. (by opposition, rarely) reproof 4. (subjectively) beauty [from H2616] KJV: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing. Root(s): H2616. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H3045 — וְנֵדְעָ֣ה (wĕnēdĕʿâ)
yada` (yaw-dah') v. 1. to know 2. (properly) to ascertain by seeing 3. used in a great variety of senses 4. figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition 5. and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow) [a primitive root] KJV: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H3063 — יְהוּדָ֑ה (yĕhûdâ)
Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw') n/p. 1. celebrated 2. Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites 3. also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory [from H3034] KJV: Judah. Root(s): H3034. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.

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“And again through the prophet the Lord says, “At dawn they will be on watch for me, saying, ‘Let us go and return to the Lord our God.’ ””

— Cyprian (3rd century) on Hosea 6:1
What the Early Church wrote about Hosea 6 (2 additional)

  • “He it is, most assuredly, who “will have mercy rather than sacrifice.” The heavens and the angels who are there rejoice at human repentance. Look at you now, sinner, be of good heart!”

    — Tertullian (3rd century) on Hosea 6:6

  • “We shall find Him, as it were, prepared in the morning.”

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