Hosea 14:8:2Hos.14.8.W2TABWLC Hosea 14:9
מַה־לִּ֥י
mali
“what is to me”
- Transliteration
- MA-li
- Extended
- MAH-lee
- IPA
- /ˈmaː.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what is to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
MA-li
- phraseyour reading level
MA-li OD
- clause
e-fra-YIM MA-li OD la-a-tsa-BIM
- sentence
e-fra-YIM MA-li OD la-a-tsa-BIM a-NI a-NI-ti va-a-shu-RE-nu a-NI kiv-ROSH ra-a-NAN mim-me-NI PER-ye-kha nim-tSA
Exegesis
The idiom mah-li {מַה־לִּ֥י | mah-lî} + od {ע֖וֹד | ʿôḏ} + laatzabbim {לָעֲצַבִּ֑ים | lā·ʿă·ṣab·bîm} forms a renunciation formula (“What is there for me anymore with idols?”), marking decisive separation from idolatry.
In context — Hosea 14:8
Ephraim: What remains for me with idols ? I have answered him and will look upon him; I am like a green cypress. From Me your fruit is found.
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hosea 14:8, so the Hebrew word מַה־לִּ֥י (mali) 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.14.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.8.W2.S1) and character.