Lexicon
עַלְוָה
al.vah
H5932
H:N-F Hebrew

iniquity

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al.vah denotes wrongdoing in Hosea 10:9, where it characterizes the sons at Gibeah.

The attested use denotes wrongdoing as a characterization of the “sons” mentioned in the Gibeah setting of Hosea 10:9.

Senses in use

  1. Wrongdoing characterizing the sons at Gibeah · dominant

    In Hosea 10:9, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the phrase concerning “the sons of iniquity,” after Israel's sin and the battle at Gibeah; the APB renders the clause “upon the sons of iniquity.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 10:9, the APB presents the term within “the sons of iniquity.” That phrase confirms the verse context without isolating the term beyond the clause.

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