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I will beאֶהְיֶהlike the dewכַטַּלto Israel;לְיִשְׂרָאֵלhe will blossomיִפְרַחlike the lily,כַּשּׁוֹשַׁנָּהand strikeוְיַךְhis rootsשָׁרָשָׁיוlike Lebanon.כַּלְּבָנוֹן
Hosea 14:5
Study it in the app“I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily, and strike his roots like Lebanon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 14:5, word by word
- I will beאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- like the dewטַּלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears- to 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- he will blossomיִפְרַחyifrach
blossom
To sprout, blossom; or prosper.
Where else “yifrach” appears- like the lilyשּׁוֹשַׁנָּהshoshana
lily
Lily: a white flower. In the temple, an ornament shaped like a lily on capitals and rims. Also the name of a tune in the titles of psalms, and of the city of Susa.
Where else “shoshana” appears- and strikeיַךְyach
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “yach” appears- his rootsשָׁרָשָׁיsharashay
root
The part of a plant under the ground that holds it up and feeds it.
Where else “sharashay” appears- like Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon
Lebanon
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears
Places in this verse
Lebanon
Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)
A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.
Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).
The context
4I will heal their turning away; I will love them freely; for my anger has turned from him.
5 · This verse (above)
6His shoots will spread out, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.