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Joinedחֲבוּרto idolsעֲצַבִּיםis Ephraim;אֶפְרָיִםleaveהַנַּחhim alone.לוֹ
Hosea 4:17
Study it in the app“Joined to idols is Ephraim; leave him alone.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 4:17, word by word
- Joinedחֲבוּרchavur
ally
To make an alliance with someone.
Where else “chavur” appears- to idolsעֲצַבִּיםatsabim
idol
Idol: an image made by human hands that is worshiped. The word comes from "shape", and it sounds like the word for "pain".
Where else “atsabim” appears- is Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- leaveהַנַּחhanach
leave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “hanach” appears
The context
16For like a stubborn heifer Israel has been stubborn; now will YHWH pasture them like a lamb in a broad place?
17 · This verse (above)
18Their drink is gone; they give themselves wholly to prostitution; her shields passionately love disgrace.