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Blowתִּקְעוּthe hornשׁוֹפָרin Gibeah,בַּגִּבְעָהthe trumpetחֲצֹצְרָהin Ramah;בָּרָמָהsound the alarmהָרִיעוּat Beth-aven:בֵּית אָוֶן“After you,אַחֲרֶיךָBenjamin.”בִּנְיָמִין
Hosea 5:8
Study it in the app“Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; sound the alarm at Beth-aven: “After you, Benjamin.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 5:8, word by word
- Blowתִּקְעוּtiku
blow
To blow the trumpet.
Where else “tiku” appears- the hornשׁוֹפָרshofar
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofar” appears- in Gibeahגִּבְעָהgiva
Gibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “giva” appears- the trumpetחֲצֹצְרָהchatsotsra
trumpet
Trumpet: a straight metal instrument, different from the ram's horn.
Where else “chatsotsra” appears- in Ramahרָמָהrama
Ramah
See it on the mapWhere else “rama” appears- sound the alarmהָרִיעוּhariu
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “hariu” appears- at Beth-avenבֵּיתbet
Beth-aven
Beth-aven: a place near Ai and Bethel. The name means "house of wickedness" or "house of nothing."
Where else “bet” appears- Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appears
Places in this verse
Ramah ?
Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank
The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.
Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).
The context
7Against YHWH they have acted treacherously, for they have fathered strange children; now the new moon will devour them with their portions.
8 · This verse (above)
9Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of rebuke; among the tribes of Israel I have made known what is sure.