Hosea 13:1:3Hos.13.1.W3TAB
רְתֵ֔ת
retet
“trembling”
- Transliteration
- re-TET
- Extended
- reh-TEHT
- IPA
- /rəˈtɛːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- trembling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-TET
- clause
ke-da-BER e-fra-YIM re-TET na-SA HU
- sentence
ke-da-BER e-fra-YIM re-TET na-SA HU be-yis-ra-EL va-ye-ESH-am ba-ba-AL va-ya-MOT
Exegesis
The verbless clause retet {רְתֵת | rə-tēt} conveys a sudden atmosphere of trembling, reflecting communal fear.
Root and etymology
r-t-t
“to tremble”
In context — Hosea 13:1
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Hosea 13:1, so the Hebrew word רְתֵ֔ת (retet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Hos.13.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.1.W3.S1) and character.