Hosea 13:14:3Hos.13.14.W3TAB
אֶפְדֵּ֥ם
efdem
“I will ransom them”
- Transliteration
- ef-DEM
- Extended
- ehf-DEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛfˈdeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will ransom them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ef-DEM
- phraseyour reading level
ef-DEM mi-MA-vet
- clause
mi-YAD she-OL ef-DEM mi-MA-vet eg-a-LEM
- sentence
mi-YAD she-OL ef-DEM mi-MA-vet eg-a-LEM e-HI de-va-RE-kha MA-vet e-HI ka-TAV-kha she-OL NO-kham yis-sa-TER me-e-NAI
Exegesis
The paired Qal imperfect verbs epdem {אֶפְדֵּם | ʾep̄-dēm} ‘I will ransom’ and egoalem {אֶגְאָלֵם | ʾeg-ʾā-lēm} ‘I will redeem’ form synonymous parallelism, reinforcing divine determination.
In context — Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from Sheol ; I will redeem them from death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your destruction ? Compassion will be hidden from My eyes.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Hosea 13:14, so the Hebrew word אֶפְדֵּ֥ם (efdem) 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.13.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.14.W3.S1) and character.