Hosea 14:5:4Hos.14.5.W4TABWLC Hosea 14:6
יִפְרַ֖ח
yifrakh
“he will blossom”
- Transliteration
- yif-RAKH
- Extended
- yihf-RAKH
- IPA
- /jifˈrɑħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will blossom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
yif-RAKH
- clause
e-HE-ye kha-TAL le-yis-ra-EL yif-RAKH kha-sho-sha-NA
- sentence
e-HE-ye kha-TAL le-yis-ra-EL yif-RAKH kha-sho-sha-NA ve-YAT sha-ra-SHAV kha-le-va-NON
Exegesis
The focus shifts to Israel with yifrach {יִפְרַח | yip̄raḥ} ‘he will blossom’ alongside kashoshanah {כַּשּׁוּשַׁנָּה | kaššûšannāh} ‘like the lily’ for visible growth.
In context — Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily, and he will take root like Lebanon .
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Hosea 14:5, so the Hebrew word יִפְרַ֖ח (yifrakh) 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.14.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.5.W4.S1) and character.