Hebrew Interlinear

Jonah 2:5 Interlinear

“compassed me about The waters even to the soul the depth closed me round about the weeds were wrapped about my head”

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Jonah 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אֲפָפ֤וּנִי	H661	compassed me about	to surround
2	מַ֙יִם֙	H4325	The waters	water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
3	עַד	H5704		as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
4	נֶ֔פֶשׁ	H5315	even to the soul	properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
5	תְּה֖וֹם	H8415	the depth	an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
6	יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי	H5437	closed me round about	to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
7	ס֖וּף	H5488	the weeds	a reed, especially the papyrus
8	חָב֥וּשׁ	H2280	were wrapped about	to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
9	לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃	H7218	my head	the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Jonah 2:5 (current)compassed me about The waters even to the soul the depth closed me round about the weeds were wrapped about my head