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href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 589 -- Occurrence 829 of 874">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַאֲנִ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaani_589.htm" title="va·'a·Ni: I am -- Occurrence 165 of 178.">wa-’ă-nî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Therefore I [will be]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Pronoun - first person common singular">Conj-w | Pro-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6211.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6211: 1) moth <BR> 2) herbage, grass">6211</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6211.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6211 -- Occurrence 12 of 12">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כָעָ֖שׁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chaash_6211.htm" title="cha·'Ash: A moth -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">ḵā-‘āš</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">like a moth</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-k, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim = 'double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful'<BR> 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh <BR> 2) the tribe, Ephraim <BR> 3) the mountain country of Ephraim <BR> 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) <BR> 5) a city near Baal-hazor <BR> 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem">669</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 669 -- Occurrence 146 of 180">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leefrayim_669.htm" title="le·'ef·Ra·yim;: to Ephraim -- Occurrence 7 of 10.">lə-’ep̄-rā-yim;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to Ephraim</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Prep-l | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7538.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7538: 1) rottenness, decay (always fig)">7538</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7538.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7538 -- Occurrence 4 of 5">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְכָרָקָ֖ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vecharakav_7538.htm" title="ve·cha·ra·Kav: rottenness -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-ḵā-rā-qāḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and like rottenness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Conj-w, Prep-k, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm <BR> 1) house <BR> 1a) house, dwelling habitation <BR> 1b) shelter or abode of animals <BR> 1c) human bodies (fig.) <BR> 1d) of Sheol <BR> 1e) of abode of light and darkness <BR> 1f) of land of Ephraim <BR> 2) place <BR> 3) receptacle <BR> 4) home, house as containing a family <BR> 5) household, family <BR> 5a) those belonging to the same household <BR> 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body <BR> 6) household affairs <BR> 7) inwards (metaph.) <BR> 8) (TWOT) temple <BR> adv <BR> 9) on the inside <BR> prep <BR> 10) within">1004</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1004 -- Occurrence 1940 of 2056">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְבֵ֥ית<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leveit_1004.htm" title="le·Veit: to the house -- Occurrence 142 of 149.">lə-ḇêṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to the house</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-l | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah = 'praised'<BR> 1) the son of Jacob by Leah <BR> 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob <BR> 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah <BR> 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon <BR> 5) a Levite in Ezra's time <BR> 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah <BR> 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah <BR> 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah">3063</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3063 -- Occurrence 762 of 818">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוּדָֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yehudah_3063.htm" title="ye·hu·Dah.: of Judah -- Occurrence 632 of 681.">yə-hū-ḏāh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Judah</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> 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href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/hosea/5.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/hosea/5.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/589.htm" title="va·'a·ni: I am -- 589: I">וַאֲנִ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6211.htm" title="cha·'ash: A moth -- 6211: a moth">כָעָ֖שׁ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/669.htm" title="le·'ef·ra·yim;: to Ephraim -- 669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territory">לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7538.htm" title="ve·cha·ra·kav: rottenness -- 7538: rottenness, decay">וְכָרָקָ֖ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1004.htm" title="le·veit: to the house -- 1004: a house">לְבֵ֥ית</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3063.htm" title="ye·hu·dah.: of Judah -- 3063: probably 'praised,' a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Israelites">יְהוּדָֽה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/hosea/5.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/669.htm" title="'Ephrayim (ef-rah'-yim) -- Ephraim, Ephraimites">Therefore will I be unto Ephraim</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6211.htm" title="ash (awsh) -- moth">as a moth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1004.htm" title="bayith (bah'-yith) -- court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain">and to the house</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3063.htm" title="Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw') -- Judah">of Judah</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7538.htm" title="raqab (raw-kawb') -- rottenness (thing)">as rottenness</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/hosea/5.htm">הושע 5:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֥י כָעָ֖שׁ לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם וְכָרָקָ֖ב לְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/hosea/5.htm">הושע 5:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ואני כעש לאפרים וכרקב לבית יהודה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/hosea/5.htm">הושע 5:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ואני כעש לאפרים וכרקב לבית יהודה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/hosea/5.htm">הושע 5:12 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ואני כעש לאפרים וכרקב לבית יהודה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/hosea/5-12.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/5.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim And like rottenness to the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore <i>will</i> I <i>be</i> unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I am like rot to Ephraim and like decay to the house of Judah. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">as a.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/13-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 13:28</span> And he, as a rotten thing, consumes, as a garment that is moth eaten.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 50:9</span> Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 51:8</span> For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall …</a></p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 12:4</span> A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that makes ashamed …</a></p><p class="hdg">rottenness. or, a worm.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jonah/4-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jonah 4:7</span> But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/mark/9-44.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Mark 9:44-48</span> Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched…</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/hosea/5-12.htm">Hosea 5:12</a> • <a href="/niv/hosea/5-12.htm">Hosea 5:12 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/hosea/5-12.htm">Hosea 5:12 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/hosea/5-12.htm">Hosea 5:12 ESV</a> • <a 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