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So I bought herוָאֶכְּרֶהָfor myselfלִּיfor fifteenבַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂרshekels of silverכָּסֶףand a homerוְחֹמֶרof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםand a lethechוְלֵתֶךְof barley.שְׂעֹרִים
Hosea 3:2
Study it in the app“So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer of barley and a lethech of barley.”
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Hosea 3:2, word by word
- So I bought herאֶכְּרֶekre
buy
To get something by paying for it.
Where else “ekre” appears- for fifteenחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha
five
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appears- for fifteenעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- shekels of silverכָּסֶףkasef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kasef” appears- and a homerחֹמֶרchomer
homer
A large measure for grain.
Where else “chomer” appears- of barleyשְׂעֹרִיםseorim
barley
Barley.
Where else “seorim” appears- and a lethechלֵתֶךְletech
lethech
"Lethech": a dry measure for grain, of a size not known from the sources.
Where else “letech” appears
Translation note
“Lethech”: a measure for grain (Strong, BDB); its size cannot be determined from the sources.
The context
1And YHWH said to me: Go again, love a woman loved by a companion and an adulteress, like the love of YHWH for the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.
2 · This verse (above)
3And I said to her: Many days you will stay for me; you will not prostitute yourself, and you will not belong to any man; and I too will be toward you.