Hebrew Interlinear

Jonah 3:7 Interlinear

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles and published Let neither man nor beast herd nor flock taste any thing let them not feed water nor drink

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּזְעֵ֗קH2199And he caused it to be proclaimedto shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
2לֵאמֹ֑רH559and publishedto say (used with great latitude)
3בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הH5210through Ninevehnineveh, the capital of assyria
4מִטַּ֧עַםH2940by the decreeproperly, a taste, i.e., (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
5הַמֶּ֛לֶךְH4428of the kinga king
6וּגְדֹלָ֖יוH1419and his noblesgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
7לֵאמֹ֑רH559and publishedto say (used with great latitude)
8הָאָדָ֨םH120Let neither manruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
9וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הH929nor beastproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
10הַבָּקָ֣רH1241herda beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
11וְהַצֹּ֗אןH6629nor flocka collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
12אַֽלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
13יִטְעֲמוּ֙H2938tasteto taste; figuratively, to perceive
14מְא֔וּמָהH3972any thingproperly, a speck or point, i.e., (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
15אַ֨לH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
16יִרְע֔וּH7462let them not feedto tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
17וּמַ֖יִםH4325waterwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
18אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
19יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃H8354nor drinkto imbibe (literally or figuratively)

Verse Context

Jonah 3:6came For word unto the king of Nineveh and he arose...
Jonah 3:7 (current)And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles and published Let neither man nor beast herd nor flock taste any thing let them not feed water nor drink
Jonah 3:8be covered with sackcloth But let man and beast and cry ...

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