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Gileadגִּלְעָדis a cityקִרְיַתof those who work wickedness,פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶןtrackedעֲקֻבָּהwith blood.מִדָּם
Hosea 6:8
Study it in the app“Gilead is a city of those who work wickedness, tracked with blood.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 6:8, word by word
- Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- is a cityקִרְיַתkiryat
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kiryat” appears- of those who work wickednessפֹּעֲלֵיpoale
do, make
Do, make, carry out.
Where else “poale” appears- of those who work wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears- trackedעֲקֻבָּהakuba
tracked
Marked with footprints or traces, here of blood.
Where else “akuba” appears- with bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears
Places in this verse
Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they acted treacherously against me.
8 · This verse (above)
9And as bands of raiders lie in wait for a man, so is the company of priests; on the road they murder toward Shechem, for they commit infamy.