Hebrew Interlinear

Jonah 3:9 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Jonah 3:9, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

Who can tell and turn away and repent if God and turn away from his fierce anger that we perish

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מִֽיH4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
2יוֹדֵ֣עַH3045Who can tellto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
3וְשָׁ֛בH7725and turn awayto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
4וְנִחַ֖םH5162and repentproperly, to sigh, i.e., breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e., (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavo
5הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430if Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
6וְשָׁ֛בH7725and turn awayto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
7מֵחֲר֥וֹןH2740from his fiercea burning of anger
8אַפּ֖וֹH639angerproperly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
9וְלֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
10נֹאבֵֽד׃H6that we perishproperly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

Verse Context

Jonah 3:8be covered with sackcloth But let man and beast and cry ...
Jonah 3:9 (current) Who can tell and turn away and repent if God and turn away from his fierce anger that we perish
Jonah 3:10saw And God their works that they turned...

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