Hosea

Hosea 5:12

¹²So I am like a moth to Ephraim,

and like decay to the house of Judah.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I am	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
like a moth	כָעָ֖שׁ	ḵā·‘āš	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6211 moth
to Ephraim	לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם	lə·’ep̄·rā·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
and like decay	וְכָרָקָ֖ב	wə·ḵā·rā·qāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7538 rottenness, decay
to the house	לְבֵ֥ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.