Hosea 13:6:1Hos.13.6.W1TAB
כְּמַרְעִיתָ֙ם
kemaritam
“according to their pasturing”
- Transliteration
- ke-mar-i-TAM
- Extended
- keh-mahr-ih-TAAM
- IPA
- /kəmar.ʕiːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to their pasturing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-mar-i-TAM
- clause
ke-mar-i-TAM va-yis-be-U sa-VU va-yig-ga-A-RAM li-BAM
- sentence
ke-mar-i-TAM va-yis-be-U sa-VU va-yig-ga-A-RAM li-BAM al-KEN she-khe-KHU-NI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the comparative prepositional clause kemaritam {כְּמַרְעִיתָם | kə-mar-ʿî-tām} ‘as their pasture’, establishing a setting of abundance.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-h
“to pasture, graze”
In context — Hosea 13:6
As they fed on pasture , they were satisfied; they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot Me.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Hosea 13:6, so the Hebrew word כְּמַרְעִיתָ֙ם (kemaritam) 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.13.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.6.W1.S1) and character.