Hosea 8:5
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?”
מָתַי
properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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חָרָה
it has burned
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חָרָה
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
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עֵגֶל
calf/ your
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עֵגֶל
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
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יָכֹל
will they be able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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נִקָּיוֹן
innocence
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נִקָּיוֹן
clearness (literally or figuratively)
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שֹׁמְרוֹן
O Samaria
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שֹׁמְרוֹן
Shomeron, a place in Palestine
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זָנַח
he has rejected
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זָנַח
reject, forsake, fail
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