Hebrew Interlinear

Jonah 1:5 Interlinear

were afraid Then the mariners 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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּֽירְא֣וּH3372were afraidto fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
2הַמַּלָּחִ֗יםH4419Then the marinersa sailor (as following 'the salt')
3וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮H2199and criedto shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
4אִ֣ישׁH376every mana man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
5אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
6אֱלֹהָיו֒H430unto his godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
7וַיָּטִ֨לוּH2904and cast forthto pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or out
8אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
9הַכֵּלִ֜יםH3627the waressomething prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
10אֲשֶׁ֤רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
11בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙H591that were in the shipa ship
12אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
13הַיָּ֔םH3220into the seaa sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
14לְהָקֵ֖לH7043to lightento be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
15מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
16וְיוֹנָ֗הH3124it of them But Jonahjonah, an israelite
17יָרַד֙H3381was gone downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
18אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
19יַרְכְּתֵ֣יH3411into the sidesproperly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
20הַסְּפִינָ֔הH5600of the shipa (sea-going) vessel (as ceiled with a deck)
21וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בH7901and he layto lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
22וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃H7290and was fast asleepto stun, i.e., stupefy (with sleep or death)

Verse Context

Jonah 1:4But the LORD sent out wind a great in the sea...
Jonah 1:5 (current)were afraid Then the mariners 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
Jonah 1:6came So the shipmaster to him and said ...

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