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Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםis a watchmanצֹפֶהwith my Elohim;עִם אֱלֹהָיthe prophetנָבִיאis a fowler'sיָקוֹשׁsnareפַּחonעַלallכָּלhis ways,דְּרָכָיוhostilityמַשְׂטֵמָהin the houseבְּבֵיתof his Elohim.אֱלֹהָיו
Hosea 9:8
Study it in the app“Ephraim is a watchman with my Elohim; the prophet is a fowler's snare on all his ways, hostility in the house of his Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 9:8, word by word
- 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- is a watchmanצֹפֶהtsofe
watchman
One who stands guard on the wall.
Where else “tsofe” appears- with my Elohimאֱלֹהָeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears- the prophetנָבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- is a fowler'sיָקוֹשׁyakosh
fowler
A fowler, bird catcher; one who sets snares.
Where else “yakosh” appears- snareפַּחpach
snare
A bird trap; a hidden danger.
Where else “pach” appears- his waysדְּרָכָיderachay
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derachay” appears- hostilityמַשְׂטֵמָהmastema
hostility
Hostility, enmity: the hatred someone holds against another.
Where else “mastema” appears- in the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears
Translation note
The meaning of the first phrase is uncertain.
The context
7The days of punishment have come, the days of retribution have come; Israel will know it. The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is mad, because of the abundance of your iniquity, and the hostility is great.
8 · This verse (above)
9They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; he will remember their iniquity, he will call to account their sins.