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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Hosea 12:7 - Continually
Hosea 12:7 - He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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He is a merchant | H3667 | כְּנַעַן |
humiliated; {Kenaan} a son of Ham; also the country inhabited by him |
the balances | H3976 | מֹאזֵן |
[Noun Masculine] (only in the dual) a pair of scales |
of deceit | H4820 | מִרְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] fraud |
are in his hand | H3027 | יָד |
[Noun Feminine] a hand (the open one (indicating {power} means: {direction} {etc.}) in distinction from {H3709 } the closed one); used (as {noun} {adverb} etc.) in a great variety of {applications} both literally and {figuratively} both proximate and remote |
he loveth | H157 | אָהַב |
[Verb] to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
to oppress | H6231 | עָשַׁק |
[Verb] to press {upon} that {is} oopress: {defraud} {violate } overflow |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.