Hosea 14:3:12Hos.14.3.W12TABWLC Hosea 14:4
אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖
asherbekha
“for in you”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-be-KHA
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-beh-KHAA
- IPA
- /jaːˈdeːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for in you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-SHER-be-KHA
- clause
a-SHER-be-KHA ye-ru-KHAM ya-TOM
- sentence
a-SHUR LO yo-shi-E-nu al-SUS LO nir-KAV ve-lo-NO-mar OD e-lo-HE-nu le-ma-A-se ya-DE-nu a-SHER-be-KHA ye-ru-KHAM ya-TOM
Exegesis
The closing relative clause ʾăšer-bəḵā {אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ | ʾăšer-bəḵā} ‘which in You’ provides the theological ground: the passive yəruḥam {יְרֻחַ֥ם | yəruḥam} ‘he will be shown compassion’ presents mercy as something received rather than earned, and yāṯôm {יָתֽוֹם | yāṯôm} ‘orphan’ names the helpless beneficiary, making divine compassion the true basis for Israel’s return.
In context — Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will no longer say, “Our gods,” to the work of our hands, for in You the fatherless finds mercy.
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Hosea 14:3, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ (asherbekha) 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.14.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.3.W12.S1) and character.