sha.vav denotes the pieces into which Samaria’s calf is said to be broken.

The term denotes broken pieces in the announcement that Samaria’s calf will be reduced to them in Hosea 8:6.

1. Broken pieces of Samaria’s calf · dominant

   In Hosea 8:6, the masculine plural absolute form names the resulting pieces in the statement about Samaria’s calf; the APB renders the clause, “therefore the calf of Samaria will become fragments.”

   Hosea 8:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 8:6, the APB presents the term in the clause “the calf of Samaria will become fragments.” The verse is read as a whole.