Hosea
Hosea 5:8
8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah,
the trumpet in Ramah;
raise the battle cry in Beth-aven:c
Lead on, O Benjamin!
Footnotes
- c 5:8 Beth-aven means house of wickedness. This is a derogatory term for Bethel, which means house of God; see 1 Kings 12:28–29|1KI 12:28-29.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blow | תִּקְע֤וּ | tiq·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the ram’s horn | שׁוֹפָר֙ | šō·w·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| in Gibeah | בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה | bag·giḇ·‘āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
| the trumpet | חֲצֹצְרָ֖ה | ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2689 clarion |
| in Ramah | בָּרָמָ֑ה | bā·rā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7414 the Height, Rama |
| raise the battle cry | הָרִ֙יעוּ֙ | hā·rî·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H7321 raise a shout |
| in Beth-aven | אָ֔וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1007 Beth-Aven |
| Lead on | אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ | ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| O Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִֽין׃ | bin·yā·mîn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 4:15 · Joel 2:1 · Hosea 9:9 · 1 Samuel 15:34 · Jeremiah 4:5 · Isaiah 10:29 · Hosea 8:1 · Judges 5:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.