Hosea 1:11

“And the children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one head, and they will go up from the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.”

Hosea 1:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 1:11, word by word

And the childrenבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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will be gatheredנִקְבְּצוּnikbtsu

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

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togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

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and they will appointשָׂמוּsamu

appoint

To set someone as leader, or fix something.

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oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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and they will go upעָלוּalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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from the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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great will beגָדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizrel

Jezreel

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Jezreel
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jezreel

    Today: Zir'in and the Jezreel Valley, Israel

    A city and valley in northern Israel, between Galilee and Samaria.

    There Ahab and Jezebel took Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21:1-16), and Jezebel died there (2 Kgs 9:30-37).

    1 Kings 21:12 Kings 9:301 Samuel 29:1Joshua 19:18

The context

10Yet the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted; and it will happen that in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it will be said to them, “Children of the living El.”

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