Original Language Studio
Hosea 1:2
“The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H8462 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly)
- Derivation
- from H2490 (חָלַל) in the sense of opening;
- KJV renderings
- begin(-ning), first (time).
- Grammar
- תְּחִלַּ֥ת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 13:3Genesis 41:21Genesis 43:18Genesis 43:20Judges 1:1
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תְּחִלָּה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.