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1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

About Jonah 1

Called to preach against Nineveh, Jonah boards a ship for Tarshish to flee the presence of the LORD — and the LORD hurls a great storm after him. Exposed by lots and confessing he fears the God who made the sea and the dry land, Jonah is thrown overboard at his own request, the sea goes still, and a great fish appointed by God swallows him for three days and three nights.

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Hebrew interlinear — Jonah 1:1–17 (269 words)
1
  1. וַֽיְהִי֙wayhiyhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  2. דְּבַרdĕbardabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  3. יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  5. יוֹנָ֥הyônâYonah: Jonah, an IsraeliteH3124
  6. בֶןbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  7. אֲמִתַּ֖יʾămittayAmittay: veracious; Amittai, an IsraeliteH573
  8. לֵאמֹֽר׃lēʾmōramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
2
  1. ק֠וּםqûmquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  2. לֵ֧ךְlēkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  3. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  4. נִֽינְוֵ֛הnînĕwēNiynveh: Nineveh, the capital of AssyriaH5210
  5. הָעִ֥ירhāʿîr`iyr: a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)H5892
  6. הַגְּדוֹלָ֖הhaggĕdôlâgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  7. וּקְרָ֣אûqĕrāʾqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  8. עָלֶ֑יהָʿālêhā`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  9. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  10. עָלְתָ֥הʿoltâ`alah: to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount)H5927
  11. רָעָתָ֖םrāʿātāmra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  12. לְפָנָֽי׃lĕpānāypaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
3
  1. וַיָּ֤קָםwayyāqomquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  2. יוֹנָה֙yônāhYonah: Jonah, an IsraeliteH3124
  3. לִבְרֹ֣חַlibrōaḥbarach: to bolt; (figuratively) to flee suddenlyH1272
  4. תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtaršîšâTarshiysh: Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean; (hence) the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that...H8659
  5. מִלִּפְנֵ֖יmillipnêpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  6. יְהוָ֑הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  7. וַיֵּ֨רֶדwayyēredyarad: to descend; (literally) to go downwardsH3381
  8. יָפ֜וֹyāpôYapho: beautiful; Japho, a place in IsraelH3305
  9. וַיִּמְצָ֥אwayyimṣāʾmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  10. אָנִיָּ֣ה׀ʾāniyyâoniyah: a shipH591
  11. בָּאָ֣הbāʾâbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  12. תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtaršîšTarshiysh: Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean; (hence) the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that...H8659
  13. וַיִּתֵּ֨ןwayyittēnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  14. שְׂכָרָ֜הּśĕkārāhsakar: payment of contract; (concretely) salary, fare, maintenanceH7939
  15. וַיֵּ֤רֶדwayyēredyarad: to descend; (literally) to go downwardsH3381
  16. בָּהּ֙bāh
  17. לָב֤וֹאlābôʾbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  18. עִמָּהֶם֙ʿimmāhem`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
  19. תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtaršîšâTarshiysh: Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean; (hence) the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that...H8659
  20. מִלִּפְנֵ֖יmillipnêpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  21. יְהוָֽה׃yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
4
  1. וַֽיהוָ֗הwayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  2. הֵטִ֤ילhēṭîltuwl: to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or outH2904
  3. רֽוּחַrûaḥruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  4. גְּדוֹלָה֙gĕdôlāhgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  5. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. הַיָּ֔םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  7. וַיְהִ֥יwayhîhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  8. סַֽעַרsaʿarca`ar: a hurricaneH5591
  9. גָּד֖וֹלgādôlgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  10. בַּיָּ֑םbayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  11. וְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הwĕhāʾŏniyyâoniyah: a shipH591
  12. חִשְּׁבָ֖הḥiššĕbâchashab: (properly) to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricateH2803
  13. לְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃lĕhiššābērshabar: to burst (literally or figuratively)H7665
5
  1. וַיִּֽירְא֣וּwayyîrĕʾûyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
  2. הַמַּלָּחִ֗יםhammallāḥîmmallach: a sailor (as following "the salt")H4419
  3. וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮wayyizʿăqûza`aq: to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyH2199
  4. אִ֣ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  5. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. אֱלֹהָיו֒ʾĕlōhāywelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  7. וַיָּטִ֨לוּwayyāṭilûtuwl: to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or outH2904
  8. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  9. הַכֵּלִ֜יםhakkēlîmkliy: something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)H3627
  10. אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  11. בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bāʾŏniyyāhoniyah: a shipH591
  12. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  13. הַיָּ֔םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  14. לְהָקֵ֖לlĕhāqēlqalal: to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile...H7043
  15. מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑םmēʿălêhem`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  16. וְיוֹנָ֗הwĕyônâYonah: Jonah, an IsraeliteH3124
  17. יָרַד֙yāradyarad: to descend; (literally) to go downwardsH3381
  18. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  19. יַרְכְּתֵ֣יyarkĕtêyrekah: (properly) the flank; (figuratively) the rear or recess, i.e. "ends of the earth"H3411
  20. הַסְּפִינָ֔הhassĕpînâcphiynah: a (sea-going) vessel (as ceiled with a deck)H5600
  21. וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בwayyiškabshakab: to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)H7901
  22. וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃wayyērādamradam: to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)H7290
6
  1. וַיִּקְרַ֤בwayyiqrabqarab: to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purposeH7126
  2. אֵלָיו֙ʾēlāywel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. רַ֣בrabrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
  4. הַחֹבֵ֔לhaḥōbēlchobel: a sailorH2259
  5. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרwayyōʾmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  6. ל֖וֹlô
  7. מַהmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  8. לְּךָ֣lĕkā
  9. נִרְדָּ֑םnirdāmradam: to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)H7290
  10. ק֚וּםqûmquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  11. קְרָ֣אqĕrāʾqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  12. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  13. אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָʾĕlōhêkāelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  14. אוּלַ֞יʾûlayuwlay: if not; hence perhapsH194
  15. יִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תyitʿaššēt`ashath: probably to be sleek, i.e. glossy; hence (through the idea of polishing) to excogitate (as if forming in the...H6245
  16. הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםhāʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  17. לָ֖נוּlānû
  18. וְלֹ֥אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  19. נֹאבֵֽד׃nōʾbēdabad: (properly) to wander away, i.e. lose oneselfH6
7
  1. וַיֹּאמְר֞וּwayyōʾmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. אִ֣ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  3. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  4. רֵעֵ֗הוּrēʿēhûrea`: an associate (more or less close)H7453
  5. לְכוּ֙lĕkûhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  6. וְנַפִּ֣ילָהwĕnappîlânaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
  7. גֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgôrālôtgowral: (properly) a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose)H1486
  8. וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הwĕnēdĕʿâyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  9. בְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛יbĕšellĕmîshel: used with prepositional prefix, and often followed by some pronominal affixH7945
  10. הָרָעָ֥הhārāʿâra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  11. הַזֹּ֖אתhazzōtzo'th: this (often used adverb)H2063
  12. לָ֑נוּlānû
  13. וַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙wayyappilûnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
  14. גּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgôrālôtgowral: (properly) a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose)H1486
  15. וַיִּפֹּ֥לwayyippōlnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
  16. הַגּוֹרָ֖לhaggôrālgowral: (properly) a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose)H1486
  17. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  18. יוֹנָֽה׃yônâYonah: Jonah, an IsraeliteH3124
8
  1. וַיֹּאמְר֣וּwayyōʾmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. אֵלָ֔יוʾēlāywel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. הַגִּידָהhaggîdânagad: (properly) to front, i.e. stand boldly out oppositeH5046
  4. נָּ֣אnāʾna': added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionH4994
  5. לָ֔נוּlānû
  6. בַּאֲשֶׁ֛רbaʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  7. לְמִיlĕmîmiy: who?; (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) which?H4310
  8. הָרָעָ֥הhārāʿâra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  9. הַזֹּ֖אתhazzōtzo'th: this (often used adverb)H2063
  10. לָ֑נוּlānû
  11. מַהmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  12. מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙mĕlaktĕkāmla'kah: (properly) deputyship, i.e. ministry; (generally) employment (never servile)H4399
  13. וּמֵאַ֣יִןûmēʾayinaiyn: where?; (with prepositional prefix) whence?H370
  14. תָּב֔וֹאtābôʾbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  15. מָ֣הmâmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  16. אַרְצֶ֔ךָʾarṣekāerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  17. וְאֵֽיwĕʾêay: where? hence how?H335
  18. מִזֶּ֥הmizzezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
  19. עַ֖םʿam`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
  20. אָֽתָּה׃ʾāttâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
9
  1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרwayyōʾmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. אֲלֵיהֶ֖םʾălêhemel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. עִבְרִ֣יʿibrî`Ibriy: an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of EberH5680
  4. אָנֹ֑כִיʾānōkîanokiy: IH595
  5. וְאֶתwĕʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  6. יְהוָ֞הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  7. אֱלֹהֵ֤יʾĕlōhêelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  8. הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙haššāmayimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
  9. אֲנִ֣יʾănîaniy: IH589
  10. יָרֵ֔אyārēʾyare': fearing; morally, reverentH3373
  11. אֲשֶׁרʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  12. עָשָׂ֥הʿāśâ`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  13. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  14. הַיָּ֖םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  15. וְאֶתwĕʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  16. הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hayyabbāšâyabbashah: dry groundH3004
10
  1. וַיִּֽירְא֤וּwayyîrĕʾûyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
  2. הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙hāʾănāšîmenowsh: (properly) a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H0120)H582
  3. יִרְאָ֣הyirʾâyare': fearing; morally, reverentH3373
  4. גְדוֹלָ֔הgĕdôlâgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  5. וַיֹּאמְר֥וּwayyōʾmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  6. אֵלָ֖יוʾēlāywel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  7. מַהmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  8. זֹּ֣אתzōtzo'th: this (often used adverb)H2063
  9. עָשִׂ֑יתָʿāśîtā`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  10. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  11. יָדְע֣וּyodʿûyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  12. הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםhāʾănāšîmenowsh: (properly) a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H0120)H582
  13. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  14. מִלִּפְנֵ֤יmillipnêpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  15. יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  16. ה֣וּאhûʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  17. בֹרֵ֔חַbōrēaḥbarach: to bolt; (figuratively) to flee suddenlyH1272
  18. כִּ֥יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  19. הִגִּ֖ידhiggîdnagad: (properly) to front, i.e. stand boldly out oppositeH5046
  20. לָהֶֽם׃lāhemhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
11
  1. וַיֹּאמְר֤וּwayyōʾmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. אֵלָיו֙ʾēlāywel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. מַהmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  4. נַּ֣עֲשֶׂהnaʿăśe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  5. לָּ֔ךְlāk
  6. וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קwĕyištōqshathaq: to subsideH8367
  7. הַיָּ֖םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  8. מֵֽעָלֵ֑ינוּmēʿālênû`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  9. כִּ֥יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  10. הַיָּ֖םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  11. הוֹלֵ֥ךְhôlēkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  12. וְסֹעֵֽר׃wĕsōʿērca`ar: to rush upon; (by implication) to tossH5590
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  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרwayyōʾmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. אֲלֵיהֶ֗םʾălêhemel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. שָׂא֙וּנִי֙śāʾûniynasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
  4. וַהֲטִילֻ֣נִיwahăṭîlunîtuwl: to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or outH2904
  5. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. הַיָּ֔םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  7. וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קwĕyištōqshathaq: to subsideH8367
  8. הַיָּ֖םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  9. מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑םmēʿălêkem`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  10. כִּ֚יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  11. יוֹדֵ֣עַyôdēaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  12. אָ֔נִיʾānîaniy: IH589
  13. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  14. בְשֶׁלִּ֔יbĕšellîshel: used with prepositional prefix, and often followed by some pronominal affixH7945
  15. הַסַּ֧עַרhassaʿarca`ar: a hurricaneH5591
  16. הַגָּד֛וֹלhaggādôlgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  17. הַזֶּ֖הhazzezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
  18. עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ʿălêkem`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
13
  1. וַיַּחְתְּר֣וּwayyaḥtĕrûchathar: to force a passage, as by burglary; (figuratively) with oarsH2864
  2. הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםhāʾănāšîmenowsh: (properly) a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H0120)H582
  3. לְהָשִׁ֛יבlĕhāšîbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  4. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  5. הַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhayyabbāšâyabbashah: dry groundH3004
  6. וְלֹ֣אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. יָכֹ֑לוּyākōlûyakol: to be able; (literally) can, couldH3201
  8. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  9. הַיָּ֔םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  10. הוֹלֵ֥ךְhôlēkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  11. וְסֹעֵ֖רwĕsōʿērca`ar: to rush upon; (by implication) to tossH5590
  12. עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ʿălêhem`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
14
  1. וַיִּקְרְא֨וּwayyiqrĕʾûqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  2. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. יְהוָ֜הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. וַיֹּאמְר֗וּwayyōʾmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  5. אָנָּ֤הʾonnâanna': oh now!H577
  6. יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  7. אַלʾalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  8. נָ֣אnāʾna': added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionH4994
  9. נֹאבְדָ֗הnōʾbĕdâabad: (properly) to wander away, i.e. lose oneselfH6
  10. בְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙bĕnepešnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  11. הָאִ֣ישׁhāʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  12. הַזֶּ֔הhazzezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
  13. וְאַלwĕʾalal: (qualified negation) not (used as a deprecative)H408
  14. תִּתֵּ֥ןtittēnnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  15. עָלֵ֖ינוּʿālênû`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  16. דָּ֣םdāmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
  17. נָקִ֑יאnāqîʾnaqiy: innocentH5355
  18. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  19. אַתָּ֣הʾattâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
  20. יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  21. כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רkaʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  22. חָפַ֖צְתָּḥāpaṣtāchaphets: (properly) to incline to; (by implication) (literally but rarely) to bendH2654
  23. עָשִֽׂיתָ׃ʿāśîtā`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
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  1. וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙wayyiśʾûnasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
  2. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  3. יוֹנָ֔הyônâYonah: Jonah, an IsraeliteH3124
  4. וַיְטִלֻ֖הוּwayṭiluhûtuwl: to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or outH2904
  5. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. הַיָּ֑םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  7. וַיַּעֲמֹ֥דwayyaʿămōd`amad: to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)H5975
  8. הַיָּ֖םhayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
  9. מִזַּעְפּֽוֹ׃mizzaʿpôza`aph: angerH2197
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  1. וַיִּֽירְא֧וּwayyîrĕʾûyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
  2. הָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםhāʾănāšîmiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  3. יִרְאָ֥הyirʾâyare': fearing; morally, reverentH3373
  4. גְדוֹלָ֖הgĕdôlâgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  5. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  6. יְהוָ֑הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  7. וַיִּֽזְבְּחוּwayyizĕbbĕḥûzabach: to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)H2076
  8. זֶ֙בַח֙zebaḥzebach: (properly) a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animalH2077
  9. לַֽיהוָ֔הlayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  10. וַֽיִּדְּר֖וּwayyiddĕrûnadar: to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)H5087
  11. נְדָרִֽים׃nĕdārîmneder: a promise (to God); (concretely) a thing promisedH5088
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  1. וַיְמַ֤ןwaymanmanah: (properly) to weigh out; (by implication) to allot or constitute officiallyH4487
  2. יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. דָּ֣גdāgdag: a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (as timid)H1709
  4. גָּד֔וֹלgādôlgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
  5. לִבְלֹ֖עַliblōaʿbala`: to make away with; (specifically) to take by swallowing, to devourH1104
  6. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  7. יוֹנָ֑הyônâYonah: Jonah, an IsraeliteH3124
  8. וַיְהִ֤יwayhîhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  9. יוֹנָה֙yônāhYonah: Jonah, an IsraeliteH3124
  10. בִּמְעֵ֣יbimʿême`ah: used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathyH4578
  11. הַדָּ֔גhaddāgdag: a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (as timid)H1709
  12. שְׁלֹשָׁ֥הšĕlōšâshalowsh: three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thriceH7969
  13. יָמִ֖יםyāmîmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  14. וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הûšĕlōšâshalowsh: three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thriceH7969
  15. לֵילֽוֹת׃lêlôtlayil: (properly) a twist (away of the light), i.e. nightH3915

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Strong's words in Jonah 1 (6)
Strong's H3068 — יְהוָ֔ה (yĕhwâ)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 12 times in Jonah 1.
Strong's H3220 — הַיָּ֔ם (hayyām)
yam (yawm) n-m. 1. a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water 2. specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea 3. sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin 4. locally, the west, or (rarely) the south [from an unused root meaning to roar] KJV: sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).. Appears 11 times in Jonah 1.
Strong's H559 — לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lēʾmōr)
amar (aw-mar') v. 1. to say (used with great latitude) [a primitive root] KJV: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.. Appears 9 times in Jonah 1.
Strong's H1419 — הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה (haggĕdôlâ)
gadowl (gaw-dole') (or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}) adj. 1. great (in any sense) 2. (hence) older 3. also insolent [from H1431] KJV: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very. Root(s): H1431. Appears 7 times in Jonah 1.
Strong's H3124 — יוֹנָ֥ה (yônâ)
Yonah (yo-naw') n/p. 1. Jonah, an Israelite [the same as H3123] KJV: Jonah. Root(s): H3123. Appears 7 times in Jonah 1.
Strong's H4100 — מַה (ma)
mah (maw) (or mah {mah} or ma {maw}; or ma {mah}; also meh {meh};) p/i. 1. (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?) 2. (also, exclamation) what! (including how!) 3. (indefinitely) what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which) 4. often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses [a primitive particle] KJV: how (long, oft, (- soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.. Appears 5 times in Jonah 1.

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“For as Jonah spent three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so Christ spent three days and three nights in the earth, as I showed from the Scriptures.”

What the Early Church wrote about Jonah 1 (3)

  • “A certain headstrong prophet also had run away from the Lord, crossing the sea from Joppa to Tarsus, as if he could escape from God. But God found him not on land or on sea but in the belly of a beast, where for three days he could not die or even in that way escape from the e...”

    — Tertullian (3rd century) on Jonah 1:1

  • “Actually it was because of a pagan city, which did not yet know God and which sinned in ignorance, that the prophet was almost lost. And he would have been lost, were it not for the fact that what he endured was a type of the Lord’s suffering, by which pagan penitents also wou...”

    — Tertullian (3rd century) on Jonah 1:17

  • “The history of Jonah contains a great mystery. For it seems that the whale signifies Time, which never stands still, but is always going on, and consumes the things which are made by long and shorter intervals. But Jonah, who fled from the presence of God, is himself the first...”

    — Methodius (4th century) on Jonah 1:1

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