When I would healכְּרָפְאִיIsrael,לְיִשְׂרָאֵלthe iniquityעֲוֺןof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםwas uncovered,וְנִגְלָהand the evilsוְרָעוֹתof Samaria;שֹׁמְרוֹןforכִּיthey practiceפָעֲלוּfalsehood;שָׁקֶרand the thiefוְגַנָּבcomes in,יָבוֹאand the band of raidersגְּדוּדraidsפָּשַׁטoutside.בַּחוּץ
Hosea 7:1
Study it in the app“When I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, and the evils of Samaria; for they practice falsehood; and the thief comes in, and the band of raiders raids outside.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 7:1, word by word
- When I would healרָפְאִrafi
heal
To heal a sick person, a wound or a people.
Where else “rafi” appears- 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- the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
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- was uncoveredנִגְלָהnigla
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “nigla” appears- and the evilsרָעוֹתraot
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raot” appears- of Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron
Samaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appears- they practiceפָעֲלוּfaalu
do, make
Do, make, carry out.
Where else “faalu” appears- falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears- and the thiefגַנָּבganav
thief
Thief.
Where else “ganav” appears- comes inיָבוֹאyavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appears- and the band of raidersגְּדוּדgedud
band, raiders
Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.
Where else “gedud” appears- raidsפָּשַׁטpashat
raid
To make a raid.
Where else “pashat” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears
Places in this verse
Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And they do not say to their heart that all their evil I remember; now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.