Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
Their drinke † is ſowre: they haue committed whordome continually: her † rulers with ſhame doe loue, Giue ye.
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
זָנָה , verb, zana — to commit fornication, be a harlot (value 62)
H2181,
זָנָה zânâh, zaw-naw'; a primitive root [highly fed and therefore wanton]; 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):—(cause to) commit fornication, × continually, × great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot
(Qal)
to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication
to commit adultery
to be a cult prostitute
to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)
(Pual) to play the harlot
(Hiphil)
to cause to commit adultery
to force into prostitution
to commit fornication
Used in 81 Verses, 19 Books 90  Occurrence Count
יָהַב , verb, yahav — to give (value 17)
H3051,
יָהַב yâhab, yaw-hab'; a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come:—ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.to give, provide, ascribe, come
(Qal)
to give
to set, place
to provide (with reflexive)
to ascribe (glory)
to grant, permit, come now
Used in 29 Verses, 13 Books 32  Occurrence Count
מָגֵן , masculine noun, mageyn — a shield (value 93)
H4043,
מָגֵן mâgên, maw-gane'; also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה meginnâh; from H1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile:—× armed, buckler, defence, ruler, scale, shield.Used in 60 Verses, 18 Books 63  Occurrence Count
סֹבֶא , masculine noun, soveʾ — a drink, liquor (value 63)
H5435,
סֹבֶא çôbeʼ, so'-beh; from H5433; potation, concretely (wine), or abstractly (carousal):—drink, drunken, wine.Used in 4 Verses, 4 Books 4  Occurrence Count
סוּר , verb, sur — to turn aside (value 266)
H5493,
סוּר çûwr, soor; or שׂוּר sûwr; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literally or figuratively):—be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), × grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, × be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.to turn aside, depart
(Qal)
to turn aside, turn in unto
to depart, depart from way, avoid
to be removed
to come to an end
(Polel) to turn aside
(Hiphil)
to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose
to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish
(Hophal) to be taken away, be removed
Used in 282 Verses, 30 Books 298  Occurrence Count
קָלוֹן , masculine noun, kalon — ignominy, dishonor (value 186)
H7036,
קָלוֹן qâlôwn, kaw-lone'; from H7034; disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda:—confusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy
ignominy (of nation)
dishonour, disgrace (personal)
Used in 17 Verses, 8 Books 17  Occurrence Count
| Hosea 4:18Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| סָ֖ר סָבְאָ֑ם הַזְנֵ֣ה הִזְנ֔וּ אָהֲב֥וּ הֵב֛וּ קָל֖וֹן מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Their drink |
H5435soveʾ |
סֹבֶא |
63 |
| is sour: |
H5493sur |
סוּר |
266 |
| they have committed whoredom |
H2181zana |
זָנָה |
62 |
| continually: |
H2181zana |
זָנָה |
62 |
| her rulers |
H4043mageyn |
מָגֵן |
93 |
| with shame |
H7036kalon |
קָלוֹן |
186 |
| do love, |
H157ʾahav |
אָהַב |
8 |
| Give ye. |
H3051yahav |
יָהַב |
17 |
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