By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
By ſwearing, and lying, and killing, and ſtealing, and committing adulterie, they breake out, and blood toucheth † blood.
אָלָה , verb, ʾala — to swear, curse (value 36)
H422,
אָלָה ʼâlâh, aw-law'; a primitive root; properly, to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate:—adjure, curse, swear.to swear, curse
(Qal)
to swear, take an oath (before God)
to curse
(Hiphil)
to put under oath, adjure
to put under a curse
Used in 6 Verses, 5 Books 6  Occurrence Count
גָּנַב , verb, ganav — to steal (value 55)
H1589,
גָּנַב gânab, gaw-nab'; a primitive root; to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive:—carry away, × indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.to steal, steal away, carry away
(Qal) to steal
(Niphal) to be stolen
(Piel) to steal away
(Pual) to be stolen away, be brought by stealth
(Hithpael) to go by stealth, steal away
Used in 36 Verses, 14 Books 38  Occurrence Count
דָּם , masculine noun, dam — blood (value 44)
H1818,
דָּם dâm, dawm; from H1826 (compare H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood):—blood(-y, -guiltiness), (-thirsty), + innocent.Used in 295 Verses, 28 Books 357  Occurrence Count
כָּחַשׁ , verb, kahash — to disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean (value 328)
H3584,
כָּחַשׁ kâchash, kaw-khash'; a primitive root; to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe):—deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.to deceive, lie, fail, grow lean, be disappointing, be untrue, be insufficient, be found liars, belie, deny, dissemble, deal falsely
(Qal) to become lean
(Niphal) to cringe, feign obedience
(Piel)
to deceive, deny falsely
to act deceptively
to cringe
to disappoint, fail
(Hithpael) to cringe, feign obedience
Used in 22 Verses, 14 Books 22  Occurrence Count
נָאַף , verb, naʾaf — to commit adultery (value 131)
H5003,
נָאַף nâʼaph, naw-af'; a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize:—adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.to commit adultery
(Qal)
to commit adultery
usually of man
always with wife of another
adultery (of women) (participle)
idolatrous worship (fig.)
(Piel)
to commit adultery
of man
adultery (of women) (participle)
idolatrous worship (fig.)
Used in 26 Verses, 11 Books 30  Occurrence Count
נָגַע , verb, nagaʿ — to touch, reach, strike (value 123)
H5060,
נָגַע nâgaʻ, naw-gah'; a primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.):—beat, (× be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.to touch, reach, strike
(Qal)
to touch
to strike
to reach, extend to
to be stricken
stricken (participle)
(Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated
(Piel) to strike
(Pual) to be stricken (by disease)
(Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive
to cause to touch, apply
to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come
to approach (of time)
to befall (of fate)
Used in 142 Verses, 33 Books 150  Occurrence Count
פָּרַץ , verb, paratz — to break through (value 370)
H6555,
פָּרַץ pârats, paw-rats'; a primitive root; to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative):—× abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.to break through or down or over, burst, breach
(Qal)
to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure)
to break through or down, make a breach in
to break into
to break open
to break up, break in pieces
to break out (violently) upon
to break over (limits), increase
to use violence
to burst open
to spread, distribute
(Niphal) to be broken through
(Pual) to be broken down
(Hithpael) to break away
Used in 48 Verses, 15 Books 49  Occurrence Count
רָצַח , verb, ratzah — to murder, slay (value 298)
H7523,
רָצַח râtsach, raw-tsakh'; a primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder:—put to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).to murder, slay, kill
(Qal) to murder, slay
premeditated
accidental
as avenger
slayer (intentional) (participle)
(Niphal) to be slain
(Piel)
to murder, assassinate
murderer, assassin (participle)(subst)
(Pual) to be killed
Used in 40 Verses, 13 Books 47  Occurrence Count
| Hosea 4:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אָלֹ֣ה וְכַחֵ֔שׁ וְרָצֹ֥חַ וְגָנֹ֖ב וְנָאֹ֑ף פָּרָ֕צוּ וְדָמִ֥ים בְּדָמִ֖ים נָגָֽעוּ׃ |
| Verse #22136 (Ch. #866) — 9 words, 37 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| By swearing, |
H422ʾala |
אָלָה |
36 |
| and lying, |
H3584kahash |
כָּחַשׁ |
328 |
| and killing, |
H7523ratzah |
רָצַח |
298 |
| and stealing, |
H1589ganav |
גָּנַב |
55 |
| and committing adultery, |
H5003naʾaf |
נָאַף |
131 |
| they break out, |
H6555paratz |
פָּרַץ |
370 |
| and blood |
H1818dam |
דָּם |
44 |
| toucheth |
H5060nagaʿ |
נָגַע |
123 |
| blood. |
H1818dam |
דָּם |
44 |
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