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The Wind That Scatters: Suffixes, Sequential Verbs, and Judgement Imagery in Hosea 13:15
Hosea 13:15
כִּ֣י ה֔וּא בֵּ֥ן אַחִ֖ים יַפְרִ֑יא יָבֹ֣וא קָדִים֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֜ה מִמִּדְבָּ֣ר עֹלֶ֗ה וְיֵבֹ֤ושׁ מְקֹורֹו֙ וְיֶחֱרַ֣ב מַעְיָנֹ֔ו ה֣וּא יִשְׁסֶ֔ה אֹוצַ֖ר כָּל־כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃
Uncertain Favor: כִּי הוּא בֵּן אַחִים יַפְרִיא
כִּי — Often translated as “though” or “for.” In this poetic judgment context, it likely introduces a concession: “Though he…”
הוּא בֵּן אַחִים — “He is a son of brothers”
בֵּן — “a son,” construct state
אַחִים — “brothers” (irregular plural of אָח)
This phrase implies either kinship, honor, or tribal standing — yet it becomes a foil for what follows.… Learn Hebrew
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