Hosea 14:5:7Hos.14.5.W7TABWLC Hosea 14:6
שָׁרָשָׁ֖יו
sharashav
“his roots”
- Transliteration
- sha-ra-SHAV
- Extended
- shaa-rah-SHAAV
- IPA
- /ʃaː.raˈʃaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his roots
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
sha-ra-SHAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-YAT sha-ra-SHAV
- clause
ve-YAT sha-ra-SHAV kha-le-va-NON
- 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 wayyiqtol vayyashresh {וַיַּשְׁרֵשׁ | wayyašrēš} ‘and he will root’ continues the sequence toward stability, with sharashav {שָׁרָשָׁיו | šārāšāw} ‘his roots’ and kallebanon {כַלְּבָנוֹן | kal-ləḇānôn} ‘like Lebanon’ forming the climactic comparison. The chaining of dew → lily → Lebanon builds from gentle nourishment through beauty to steadfast grounding.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-r-sh
“root”
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 14:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Hosea 14:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁרָשָׁ֖יו (sharashav) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.5.W7.S1) and character.