Hosea 8:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”
עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
תָּנָה
they have hired
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תָּנָה
to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot)
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פֶּרֶא
a wild donkey
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פֶּרֶא
the onager
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