So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
So I bought her to me for fifteene pieces of ſiluer, and for an homer of barley and an † halfe homer of barley.
חֹמֶר , masculine noun, homer — cement, mortar, clay (value 248)
H2563,
חֹמֶר chômer, kho'mer; from H2560; 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:—clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.cement, mortar, clay
mortar, cement
clay
mire
heap
swelling, surging (of water)
homer - a unit of dry measure about 65 imperial gallons (300 l)
Used in 26 Verses, 11 Books 30  Occurrence Count
חָמֵשׁ , masculine/feminine noun, hameysh — five (value 348)
H2568,
חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).five
five (cardinal number)
a multiple of five (with another number)
fifth (ordinal number)
Used in 273 Verses, 21 Books 342  Occurrence Count
כֶּסֶף , masculine noun, kesef — silver, money (value 160)
H3701,
כֶּסֶף keçeph, keh'-sef; from H3700; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money:—money, price, silver(-ling).silver, money
silver
as metal
as ornament
as colour
money, shekels, talents
Used in 343 Verses, 36 Books 399  Occurrence Count
כָּרָה , verb, kara — to trade, get by trade (value 225)
H3739,
כָּרָה kârâh, kaw-raw'; usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of H3738 (through the common idea of planning implied in a bargain); to purchase:—buy, prepare.(Qal) to get by trade, trade, buy, bargain over
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3  Occurrence Count
לֶתֶךְ , masculine noun, letekh — a dry measure (value 450)
H3963,
לֶתֶךְ lethek, leh'-thek; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a measure for things dry:—half homer.barley-measure
uncertain measurement but thought to be half an homer - 5 ephahs
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
עָשָׂר , masculine/feminine noun, ʿasar — ten (value 570)
H6240,
עָשָׂר ʻâsâr, aw-sawr'; for H6235; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth:—(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)
used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19
Used in 292 Verses, 23 Books 338  Occurrence Count
שְׂעֹרָה , feminine noun, səʿora — barley (value 575)
H8184,
שְׂעֹרָה seʻôrâh, seh-o-raw'; or שְׂעוֹרָה seʻôwrâh (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר seʻôr; or שְׂעוֹר seʻôwr; from H8175 in the sense of roughness; barley (as villose):—barley.barley
barley (of the plant)
barley (of the meal or grain)
Used in 32 Verses, 17 Books 34  Occurrence Count
| Hosea 3:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ לִּ֔י בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר כָּ֑סֶף וְחֹ֥מֶר שְׂעֹרִ֖ים וְלֵ֥תֶךְ שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ |
| Verse #22131 (Ch. #865) — 9 words, 36 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| So I bought |
H3739kara |
כָּרָה |
225 |
| her to me for fifteen |
H6240ʿasar |
עָשָׂר |
570 |
| pieces of silver, |
H3701kesef |
כֶּסֶף |
160 |
| and for an homer |
H2563homer |
חֹמֶר |
248 |
| of barley, |
H8184səʿora |
שְׂעֹרָה |
575 |
| and an half homer |
H3963letekh |
לֶתֶךְ |
450 |
| of barley: |
H8184səʿora |
שְׂעֹרָה |
575 |
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