mas.te.mah denotes hostility portrayed as great iniquity and as present in the house of God.

The two attested uses present mas.te.mah as hostility: in Hosea 9:7 it is described as great alongside iniquity, and in Hosea 9:8 it is located in the house of God.

1. Hostility within condemnation and the house of God · dominant

   Both occurrences are feminine singular absolute nouns. In Hosea 9:7 the APB renders the clause with “the greatness of hatred” in the setting of punishment, recompense, and iniquity; in Hosea 9:8 it renders “hatred is in the house of his God.”

   Hosea 9:7Hosea 9:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “hatred” in both verses, once qualified as “the greatness of hatred” and once stated to be in “the house of his God.” These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the noun.