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Hosea 4:18

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Masoretic Text 1524

H5493 is sour סר

H5435 Their drink סבאם

H2181 they have committed whoredom continually הזנה

H2181 הזנו

H157 do love אהבו

H157 הבו

H7036 with shame קלון

H4043 her rulers מגניה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

Their

H5435 drink

H5493 sour

they

have

committed

whoredom

H2181 continually

her

H4043 rulers

with

H7036 shame

H157 love

H3051 Give

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H2181

Hebrew: זָנָה

Transliteration: zânâh

Pronunciation: zaw-naw'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: (cause to) commit {fornication} X-(idiom) {continually} X-(idiom) {great} (be {an} play the) {harlot} (cause to {be} play the) {whore} ({commit} fall to) {whoredom} (cause to) go {a-whoring} whorish.

Definition:

to commit adultery (usually of the {female} and less often of simple {forniciation} rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)

1. to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot

a. (Qal)

1. to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication

2. to commit adultery

3. to be a cult prostitute

4. to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)

b. (Pual) to play the harlot

c. (Hiphil)

1. to cause to commit adultery

2. to force into prostitution

3. to commit fornication

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906