Hosea

Hosea 7:11

¹¹So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove —

calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
has become	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a silly	פוֹתָ֖ה	p̄ō·w·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
senseless	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
dove	כְּיוֹנָ֥ה	kə·yō·w·nāh	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
calling out	קָרָ֖אוּ	qā·rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֥יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
then turning	הָלָֽכוּ׃	hā·lā·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to Assyria	אַשּׁ֥וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria

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