He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
He is || a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: hee loueth to || oppreſſe.
אָהַב , verb, ʾahav — to love (value 8)
H157,
אָהַב ʼâhab, aw-hab'; or אָהֵב ʼâhêb ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise):—(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.to love
(Qal)
human love for another, includes family, and sexual
human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
human love for or to God
act of being a friend
lover (participle)
friend (participle)
God's love toward man
to individual men
to people Israel
to righteousness
(Niphal)
lovely (participle)
loveable (participle)
(Piel)
friends
lovers (fig. of adulterers)
to like
Used in 195 Verses, 28 Books 207  Occurrence Count
יָד , feminine noun, yad — hand (value 14)
H3027,
יָד yâd, yawd; a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]:—( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.hand
hand (of man)
strength, power (fig.)
side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
(various special, technical senses)
sign, monument
part, fractional part, share
time, repetition
axle-trees, axle
stays, support (for laver)
tenons (in tabernacle)
a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
wrists
Used in 1445 Verses, 36 Books 1609  Occurrence Count
כְּנַעַן , masculine noun, proper locative noun, proper masculine noun, kənaʿan — a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land West of the Jordan (value 190)
H3667,
כְּנַעַן Kenaʻan, ken-ah'-an; from H3665; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him:—Canaan, merchant, traffick.Canaan = "lowland"
proper masculine noun
the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine
proper locative noun
the land west of the Jordan peopled by the descendants of Canaan and subsequently conquered by the Israelites under Joshua
masculine noun
merchant, trader
Used in 91 Verses, 13 Books 94  Occurrence Count
מֹאזֵן , masculine noun, mozeyn — balances, scales (value 98)
H3976,
מֹאזֵן môʼzên, mo-zane'; from H239; (only in the dual) a pair of scales:—balances.Used in 15 Verses, 10 Books 15  Occurrence Count
מִרְמָה , feminine noun, mirma — deceit, treachery (value 285)
H4820,
מִרְמָה mirmâh, meer-maw'; from H7411 in the sense of deceiving; fraud:—craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.Used in 38 Verses, 12 Books 38  Occurrence Count
עָשַׁק , verb, ʿashak — to oppress, wrong, extort (value 470)
H6231,
עָשַׁק ʻâshaq, aw-shak'; a primitive root (compare H6229); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow:—get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), (-or), do violence (wrong).to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
(Qal)
to oppress, wrong, extort
to oppress
(Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
Used in 35 Verses, 16 Books 36  Occurrence Count
| Hosea 12:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כְּנַ֗עַן בְּיָד֛וֹ מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִרְמָ֖ה לַעֲשֹׁ֥ק אָהֵֽב׃ |
| Verse #22260 (Ch. #874) — 6 words, 24 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He is a merchant, |
H3667kənaʿan |
כְּנַעַן |
190 |
| the balances |
H3976mozeyn |
מֹאזֵן |
98 |
| of deceit |
H4820mirma |
מִרְמָה |
285 |
| are in his hand: |
H3027yad |
יָד |
14 |
| he loveth |
H157ʾahav |
אָהַב |
8 |
| to oppress. |
H6231ʿashak |
עָשַׁק |
470 |
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