Hosea

Hosea 9:6

⁶For even if they flee destruction,

Egypt will gather them

and Memphis will bury them.

Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles,

and thorns will overrun their tents.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
even if	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
they flee	הָֽלְכוּ֙	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
destruction	מִשֹּׁ֔ד	miš·šōḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
Egypt	מִצְרַ֥יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
will gather them	תְּקַבְּצֵ֖ם	tə·qab·bə·ṣêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
and Memphis	מֹ֣ף	mōp̄	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4644 Memphis
will bury them	תְּקַבְּרֵ֑ם	tə·qab·bə·rêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H6912 bury
Their precious	מַחְמַ֣ד	maḥ·maḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4261 desire, desirable thing
silver	לְכַסְפָּ֗ם	lə·ḵas·pām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3701 silver, money
will be taken over	יִֽירָשֵׁ֔ם	yî·rā·šêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
by thistles	קִמּוֹשׂ֙	qim·mō·wś	Noun - masculine singular	H7057 thistles or nettles
thorns	ח֖וֹחַ	ḥō·w·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2336 brier, bramble
their tents	בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃	bə·’ā·ho·lê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H168 tent

Cross-references

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Hosea 10:8 · Isaiah 5:6 · Isaiah 7:23 · Hosea 7:16 · Hosea 9:3 · Hosea 8:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.