Hebrew Interlinear
Jonah 3:8 Interlinear
“be covered with sackcloth But let man and beast and cry unto God mightily yea let them turn every one way from his evil and from the violence that is in their hands”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּ | H3680 | be covered | properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) |
| 2 | שַׂקִּ֗ים | H8242 | with sackcloth | properly, 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 |
| 3 | הָֽאָדָם֙ | H120 | But let man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 4 | וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔ה | H929 | and beast | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
| 5 | וְיִקְרְא֥וּ | H7121 | and cry | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 6 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 7 | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | H430 | unto 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 |
| 8 | בְּחָזְקָ֑ה | H2394 | mightily | vehemence (usually in a bad sense) |
| 9 | וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּ | H7725 | yea let them turn | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 10 | אִ֚ישׁ | H376 | every one | 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) |
| 11 | מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ | H1870 | way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 12 | הָֽרָעָ֔ה | H7451 | from his evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 13 | וּמִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 14 | הֶחָמָ֖ס | H2555 | and from the violence | violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain |
| 15 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 16 | בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃ | H3709 | that is in their hands | the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm- |
Verse Context
Jonah 3:7And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles...
Jonah 3:8 (current)be covered with sackcloth But let man and beast and cry unto God mightily yea let them turn every one way from his evil and from the violence that is in their hands
Jonah 3:9 Who can tell and turn away and repent if God and turn away...