Hosea 14:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I will be like the dewכַטַּל֙
(chat·tal)
2919: night mist, dewfrom an unused word
to Israel;לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(le·yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
He will blossomיִפְרַ֖ח
(yif·rach)
6524a: to bud, sprout, shoota prim. root
like the lily,כַּשֹּֽׁושַׁנָּ֑ה
(ka·sho·v·shan·nah;)
7799: probably lily (or any lily-like flower)of uncertain derivation
And he will takeוְיַ֥ךְ
(ve·yach)
5221: to smitea prim. root
rootשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו
(sha·ra·shav)
8328: a rootfrom an unused word
like [the cedars of] Lebanon.כַּלְּבָנֹֽון׃
(kal·le·va·no·vn.)
3844: a wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr.from laben


















KJV Lexicon
I will be as the dew
tal  (tal)
dew (as covering vegetation) -- dew.
unto Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
he shall grow
parach  (paw-rakh')
to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
as the lily
shuwshan  (shoo-shan')
a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of arch. ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape): lily, Shoshannim.
and cast forth
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
his roots
sheresh  (sheh'-resh)
a root -- bottom, deep, heel, root.
as Lebanon
Lbanown  (leb-aw-nohn')
(the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine -- Lebanon.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

King James Bible
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

International Standard Version
I will be like the dew to Israel; Israel will blossom like a lily, growing roots like the cedars of Lebanon.

NET Bible
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will be like dew to the people of Israel. They will blossom like flowers. They will be firmly rooted like cedars from Lebanon.

King James 2000 Bible
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
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