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Hebrew wordlink #363610

OSHB Hos 1:2 זְנוּנִים (zənūnīm) Strongs=2183 Lemma=‘זְנוּנִים’
contextual word gloss=‘prostitution(s)’ word gloss=‘whoredom’
Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-785 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Hosea

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Other uses (4) of identical word form זְנוּנִים (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘זְנוּנִים’ (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘prostitution(s)’.

HOS 1:2 contextual word gloss=‘prostitution(s)’ word gloss=‘whoredom’ OSHB HOS 1:2 word 15

OET-LV: 2 the_beginning _of (of)_when_he _spoke YHWH by_Hōshēˊa and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Hōshēˊa go take to/for_yourself(m) a _wife _of prostitution(s) and_children _of prostitution(s) if/because continually _(prostitute _itself) it _prostitutes _itself the_earth/land from_after YHWH. (HOS_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 When Yahweh first spoke through Hoshea, he told him, “Go and get yourself a prostitute for a wife and have children from her, because the country is committing flagrant prostitution by forsaking Yahweh.” (HOS 1:2)

HOS 2:6 contextual word gloss=‘prostitution(s)’ word gloss=‘whoredom’ OSHB HOS 2:6 word 7

OET-LV: 6  and_DOM her/its_sons/descendants not I _will _have _compassion _on if/because are_children _of prostitution(s) they. (HOS_2:6)

OET-RV: 6 Therefore, I’ll fence her paths in with thorns.
⇔ I’ll build a wall up against her so she can’t find her way. (HOS 2:6)

HOS 4:12 contextual word gloss=‘prostitution(s)’ word gloss=‘whoredom’ OSHB HOS 4:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 People _of_my by_his _of_wood he _enquires and_his _of_stick it _tells to_him/it if/because a _spirit _of prostitution(s) it _has _misled and_they _have _prostituted _themselves from_under god _of_their. (HOS_4:12)

OET-RV: 12 My people consult their wooden idols,
⇔ ≈ and their divining rods inform them,
⇔ because a spirit of unfaithfulness has led them astray,
⇔ ≈ and they’ve played the loose woman, departing from their god. (HOS 4:12)

HOS 5:4 contextual word gloss=‘prostitution(s)’ word gloss=‘whoredom’ OSHB HOS 5:4 word 9

OET-LV: 4 Not they _permit deeds _of_their to_return to god _of_their if/because a _spirit _of prostitution(s) is_in_their _inner _of_being and_DOM YHWH not they _know. (HOS_5:4)

OET-RV: 4 Their past actions won’t allow them to return to their god,
⇔ because they have a spirit of prostitution within them,
⇔ and they don’t know Yahweh. (HOS 5:4)