Hebrew Interlinear

Jonah 3:5 Interlinear

believed of Nineveh God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest of them even to the least

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּH539believedproperly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
2אַנְשֵׁ֥יH376a 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)
3נִֽינְוֵ֖הH5210of Ninevehnineveh, the capital of assyria
4בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
5וַיִּקְרְאוּH7121and proclaimedto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
6צוֹם֙H6685a fasta fast
7וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּH3847and putproperly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
8שַׂקִּ֔יםH8242on sackclothproperly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e., coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grai
9מִגְּדוֹלָ֖םH1419from the greatestgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
10וְעַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
11קְטַנָּֽם׃H6996of them even to the leastabbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)

Verse Context

Jonah 3:4began And Jonah to enter into the city journey day's...
Jonah 3:5 (current)believed of Nineveh God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest of them even to the least
Jonah 3:6came For word unto the king of Nineveh and he arose...

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