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title: Hosea 2:7 — For their mother hath played the harlot, she that conceived them hat… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: For their mother hath played the harlot, she that conceived them hath done shamefully; for she said: 'I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.' Who acts: mother, I, lovers. Hosea 2:7 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan
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# Hosea 2:7 הוֹשֵׁעַ

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**Who acts:** mother, I, lovers · **What happens:** play, conceive, do, say, go, give · **To what, where:** harlot, children, bread, me · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is Hosea 2:7 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Nevi'im — the Prophets). The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — mother, I, lovers — and what happens in the verse to harlot, children, bread, me, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 14 chapters of Hosea on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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כִּ֤י זָֽנְתָה֙ אִמָּ֔ם הֹבִ֖ישָׁה הֽוֹרָתָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמְרָ֗ה אֵלְכָ֞ה אַחֲרֵ֤י מְאַהֲבַי֙ נֹתְנֵ֤י לַחְמִי֙ וּמֵימַ֔י צַמְרִ֣י וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י שַׁמְנִ֖י וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃

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[For their mother hath played the harlot, she that conceived them hath done shamefully; for she said: 'I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.16/)

## The tree {#tree}

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Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss.

```conllu rtl gloss
# sent_id = wlc:HOS:15
# text = כִּ֤י זָֽנְתָה֙ אִמָּ֔ם הֹבִ֖ישָׁה הֽוֹרָתָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמְרָ֗ה אֵלְכָ֞ה אַחֲרֵ֤י מְאַהֲבַי֙ נֹתְנֵ֤י לַחְמִי֙ וּמֵימַ֔י צַמְרִ֣י וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י שַׁמְנִ֖י וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃
# verse = HOS.2.7
1	כִּ֤י	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	2	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=HOS_2:7!1|MId=o280020070011|Strong=3588
2	זָֽנְתָה֙	זָנָה	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=she.has.prostituted.herself|Ref=HOS_2:7!2|MId=o280020070021|Strong=2181|Frame=A0:280020070031;|Type=qatal
3-4	אִמָּ֔ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
3	אִמּ	אֵם	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	Gloss=mother|Ref=HOS_2:7!3|MId=o280020070031|Strong=0517
4	ָ֔ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=their|Ref=HOS_2:7!3|MId=o280020070032|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
5	הֹבִ֖ישָׁה	יָבֵשׁ	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	parataxis	_	Gloss=she.has.acted.shamefully|Ref=HOS_2:7!4|MId=o280020070041|Strong=0954|Frame=A0:280020070051;|Type=qatal
6-7	הֽוֹרָתָ֑ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	הֽוֹרָת	הָרָה	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	Gloss=the.[one|Ref=HOS_2:7!5|MId=o280020070051|Strong=2029|Frame=A0:280020070031;A1:280020070052;|Type=participle_active
7	ָ֑ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=who].conceived.them|Ref=HOS_2:7!5|MId=o280020070052|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
8	כִּ֣י	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	9	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=HOS_2:7!6|MId=o280020070061|Strong=3588
9	אָמְרָ֗ה	אָמַר	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	advcl	_	Gloss=she.said|Ref=HOS_2:7!7|MId=o280020070071|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:280020070051;|Type=qatal
10	אֵלְכָ֞ה	הלך	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	9	ccomp	_	Gloss=I.will.go|Ref=HOS_2:7!8|MId=o280020070081|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:280020070051;|Type=yiqtol
11	אַחֲרֵ֤י	אַחַר	ADP	_	_	12	case	_	Gloss=after|Ref=HOS_2:7!9|MId=o280020070091|Strong=0310
12-13	מְאַהֲבַי֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	מְאַהֲב	אָהֵב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur	10	advcl	_	Gloss=lovers|Ref=HOS_2:7!10|MId=o280020070101|Strong=0157|Type=participle_active
13	ַי֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=HOS_2:7!10|MId=o280020070102|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
14	נֹתְנֵ֤י	נָתַן	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur	12	appos	_	Gloss=[who].give|Ref=HOS_2:7!11|MId=o280020070111|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:280020070101;A1:280020070121;280020070132;280020070141;280020070152;280020070161;280020070172;|Type=participle_active
15-16	לַחְמִי֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
15	לַחְמ	לֶחֶם	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	14	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=food|Ref=HOS_2:7!12|MId=o280020070121|Strong=3899
16	ִי֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=(of).my|Ref=HOS_2:7!12|MId=o280020070122|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
17-19	וּמֵימַ֔י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	וּ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	18	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=HOS_2:7!13|MId=o280020070131|Strong=2050b
18	מֵימ	מַיִם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	15	conj	_	Gloss=water|Ref=HOS_2:7!13|MId=o280020070132|Strong=4325
19	ַ֔י	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=HOS_2:7!13|MId=o280020070133|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
20-21	צַמְרִ֣י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
20	צַמְר	צֶמֶר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	15	conj	_	Gloss=wool|Ref=HOS_2:7!14|MId=o280020070141|Strong=6785
21	ִ֣י	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=HOS_2:7!14|MId=o280020070142|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
22-24	וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
22	וּ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	23	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=HOS_2:7!15|MId=o280020070151|Strong=2050b
23	פִשְׁתּ	פֵּשֶׁת	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	20	conj	_	Gloss=flax|Ref=HOS_2:7!15|MId=o280020070152|Strong=6593
24	ִ֔י	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=HOS_2:7!15|MId=o280020070153|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
25-26	שַׁמְנִ֖י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
25	שַׁמְנ	שֶׁמֶן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	15	conj	_	Gloss=oil|Ref=HOS_2:7!16|MId=o280020070161|Strong=8081
26	ִ֖י	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=HOS_2:7!16|MId=o280020070162|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
27-29	וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
27	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	28	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=HOS_2:7!17|MId=o280020070171|Strong=2050b
28	שִׁקּוּי	שִׁקּוּי	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	25	conj	_	Gloss=drinks|Ref=HOS_2:7!17|MId=o280020070172|Strong=8250
29	ָֽי	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=HOS_2:7!17|MId=o280020070173|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
30	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	29	punct	_	Ref=HOS_2:7!17
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: promise
- voice: character
- speech: a frame and its quote
- negation: no
- the frame alone: decl · assert · none

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| זָֽנְתָה *she has prostituted herself* | qatal · qal | אִמּ *mother* |  |  |  |
| הֹבִישָׁה *she has acted shamefully* | qatal · hiphil | הֽוֹרָת *the \[one* |  |  |  |
| הֽוֹרָת *the \[one* | participle active · qal | אִמּ *mother* | ָם *who\] conceived them* |  |  |
| אָמְרָה *she said* | qatal · qal | הֽוֹרָת *the \[one* |  |  |  |
| אֵלְכָה *I will go* | yiqtol · qal | הֽוֹרָת *the \[one* |  |  |  |
| נֹתְנֵי *\[who\] give* | participle active · qal | מְאַהֲב *lovers* | לַחְמ *food* + מֵימ *water* + צַמְר *wool* + פִשְׁתּ *flax* + שַׁמְנ *oil* + שִׁקּוּי *drinks* |  |  |

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MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen.

## Targum Jonathan {#onkelos}

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אֲרֵי טְעַת כְּנִישְׁתְּהוֹן בָּתַר נְבִיֵי שִׁקְרָא בְּהִיתוּ מַלְפֵיהוֹן אֲרֵי אָמְרָה אֱהַךְ בָּתַר עַמְמַיָא רַחֲמֵי מְסַפְּקֵי מֵיכְלִי וּמִשְׁתִּי כְּסוּת מֵילָא וּבוּץ מְשַׁח כָּל פַּרְנוּסָי:

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The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet.

## English, JPS 1917 {#english}

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Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in.

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1. [For their mother hath played the harlot, she that conceived them hath done shamefully; for she said: 'I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.16/)

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**Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain.

**English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License).

Hebrew sentence `wlc:HOS:15`.

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