Hosea 13:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.”
מַסֵּכָה
properly, a pouring over, i.e. fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e. league; concretely a coverlet (as if poured out)
מַעֲשֶׂה
is the work of
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מַעֲשֶׂה
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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נָשַׁק
they will kiss/ !
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נָשַׁק
to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons
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כֹּל
all of/ it
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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עֵגֶל
calves
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עֵגֶל
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
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יָסַף
they increase
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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זָבַח
those who offer sacrifice of
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זָבַח
those who offer sacrifice of
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
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חָרָשׁ
craftsmen
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חָרָשׁ
a fabricator or any material
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עָצָב
idols
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עָצָב
an (idolatrous) image
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