Hebrew Interlinear

Jonah 3:9 Interlinear

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

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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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