Hosea 3
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
2So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵלʼêlH4136× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- אַיִןʼayinH3695× in this chapter
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30684× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- בֵּןbênH11213× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- אָהַבʼâhabH1573× in this chapter
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- יוֹםyôwmH31173× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH34783× in this chapter
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- אֵתʼêthH8533× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- יָשַׁבyâshabH34272× in this chapter
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- לֹאlôʼH38082× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4302× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- מֶלֶךְmelekH44282× in this chapter
a king
- אָמַרʼâmarH5592× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- רַבrabH72272× in this chapter
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- שְׂעֹרָהsᵉʻôrâhH81842× in this chapter
barley (as villose)
- בָּקַשׁbâqashH12451× in this chapter
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- גַּםgamH15711× in this chapter
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
- אַהֲבָהʼahăbâhH1601× in this chapter
{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}
- דָּוִדDâvidH17321× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- הָיָהhâyâhH19611× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- הָלַךְhâlakH19801× in this chapter
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- הֵםhêmH19921× in this chapter
they (only used when emphatic)
- זֶבַחzebachH20771× in this chapter
properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- זָנָהzânâhH21811× in this chapter
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
- חֹמֶרchômerH25631× in this chapter
properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure
- חָמֵשׁchâmêshH25681× in this chapter
five
- טוּבṭûwbH28981× in this chapter
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
- אַחַרʼacharH3101× in this chapter
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- אַחֵרʼachêrH3121× in this chapter
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- אַחֲרִיתʼachărîythH3191× in this chapter
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- כִּיkîyH35881× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- כֶּסֶףkeçephH37011× in this chapter
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- כָּרָהkârâhH37391× in this chapter
to purchase
- אִישׁʼîyshH3761× in this chapter
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- לֶתֶךְlethekH39631× in this chapter
a measure for things dry
- מַצֵּבָהmatstsêbâhH46761× in this chapter
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
- נָאַףnâʼaphH50031× in this chapter
to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- עוֹדʻôwdH57501× in this chapter
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
- אֲנִיʼănîyH5891× in this chapter
I
- עֵנָבʻênâbH60251× in this chapter
a grape