Hosea 14:8:9Hos.14.8.W9TABWLC Hosea 14:9
כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ
kivrosh
“like a cypress”
- Transliteration
- kiv-ROSH
- Extended
- kihv-ROHSH
- IPA
- /kivˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a cypress
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kiv-ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
kiv-ROSH ra-a-NAN
- clause
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
- 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
kivrosh raanan {אֲנִי … כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ רַעֲנָ֔ן | ʾă·nî … kiv·rôš ra·ʿă·nān} supplies a stable, ever-living image of protection and vitality.
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 14:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Hosea 14:8, so the Hebrew word כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ (kivrosh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.8.W9.S1) and character.