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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ | H3372 | were afraid | to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten |
| 2 | הַמַּלָּחִ֗ים | H4419 | Then the mariners | a sailor (as following 'the salt') |
| 3 | וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮ | H2199 | and cried | to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly |
| 4 | אִ֣ישׁ | H376 | every man | a 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) |
| 5 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 6 | אֱלֹהָיו֒ | H430 | unto his god | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 7 | וַיָּטִ֨לוּ | H2904 | and cast forth | to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or out |
| 8 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 9 | הַכֵּלִ֜ים | H3627 | the wares | something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) |
| 10 | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 11 | בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙ | H591 | that were in the ship | a ship |
| 12 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 13 | הַיָּ֔ם | H3220 | into the sea | a 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 |
| 14 | לְהָקֵ֖ל | H7043 | to lighten | to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.) |
| 15 | מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 16 | וְיוֹנָ֗ה | H3124 | it of them But Jonah | jonah, an israelite |
| 17 | יָרַד֙ | H3381 | was gone down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 18 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 19 | יַרְכְּתֵ֣י | H3411 | into the sides | properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess |
| 20 | הַסְּפִינָ֔ה | H5600 | of the ship | a (sea-going) vessel (as ceiled with a deck) |
| 21 | וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב | H7901 | and he lay | to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) |
| 22 | וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃ | H7290 | and was fast asleep | to 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
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