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And I becameוָאֱהִיto themלָהֶםlikeכְּמוֹa fierce lion;שָׁחַלlike a leopardכְּנָמֵרbyעַלthe roadדֶּרֶךְI will lurk.אָשׁוּר
Hosea 13:7
Study it in the app“And I became to them like a fierce lion; like a leopard by the road I will lurk.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 13:7, word by word
- And I becameאֱהִיehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “ehi” appears- a fierce lionשָׁחַלshachal
lion
A lion; one of several Hebrew words for this animal, presenting it as fierce.
Where else “shachal” appears- like a leopardנָמֵרnamer
leopard
A leopard.
Where else “namer” appears- the roadדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- I will lurkאָשׁוּרashur
lie in wait
To lie in wait, hidden, to pounce on someone.
Where else “ashur” appears
The context
6According to their pasture, they were satisfied; they were satisfied, and their heart was exalted; therefore they forgot me.
7 · This verse (above)
8I will meet them like a bear robbed of her cubs, and I will tear open the covering of their heart, and there I will devour them like a lioness; the animal of the field will rip them apart.