Hosea 7:3

בְּרָעָתָ֖ם יְשַׂמְּחוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם שָׂרִֽים׃

In their evil they make the king glad, and in their lies the princes.

Morphology

1. בְּרָעָתָם (be-raʿatam) – Root: רע (raʿ); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular + suffix 3mp; Translation: “in their evil”; Notes: Denotes the sphere or cause of rejoicing — their wicked conduct.
2. יְשַׂמְּחוּ (yesammeḥu) – Root: שׂמח (śamach); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they make glad”; Notes: The Piel stem conveys causative intensity — to cause joy or delight.
3. מֶלֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “king”; Notes: Refers to the ruler of Yisraʾel who delights in wickedness.
4. וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶם (u-ve-ḥaḥasheihem) – Root: כחשׁ (kaḥash); Form: Conjunction + preposition בְּ + noun masculine plural + suffix 3mp; Translation: “and in their lies”; Notes: Indicates the princes’ participation in deceit and hypocrisy.
5. שָׂרִים (sarim) – Root: שר (sar); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “princes”; Notes: Denotes the ruling officials who share in the moral corruption of the nation.