Hosea 1:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
הָיָה
it came
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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יָרׇבְעָם
Jeroboam
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יָרׇבְעָם
Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings
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יְחִזְקִיָּה
Hezekiah
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יְחִזְקִיָּה
Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites
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עֻזִּיָּה
Uzziah
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עֻזִּיָּה
Uzzijah, the name of five Israelites
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יוֹתָם
Jotham
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יוֹתָם
Jotham, the name of three Israelites
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הוֹשֵׁעַ
Hosea
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הוֹשֵׁעַ
Hoshea, the name of five Israelites
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יוֹאָשׁ
Joash
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יוֹאָשׁ
Joash, the name of six Israelites
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