Hebrew Interlinear
Jonah 4:2 Interlinear
“And he prayed thee O LORD and said I pray thee O LORD was not this my saying when I was yet in my country before Therefore I fled unto Tarshish for I knew God that thou art a gracious and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness and repentest thee of the evil”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל | H6419 | And he prayed | to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray |
| 2 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 3 | יְהוָה֙ | H3068 | thee O LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 4 | וַיֹּאמַ֗ר | H559 | and said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 5 | אָנָּ֤ה | H577 | I pray | oh now! |
| 6 | יְהוָה֙ | H3068 | thee O LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 7 | הֲלוֹא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 8 | זֶ֣ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 9 | דְבָרִ֗י | H1697 | was not this my saying | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 10 | עַד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 11 | הֱיוֹתִי֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 12 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 13 | אַדְמָתִ֔י | H127 | when I was yet in my country | soil (from its general redness) |
| 14 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 15 | כֵּ֥ן | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 16 | קִדַּ֖מְתִּי | H6923 | before | to project (one self), i.e., precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help) |
| 17 | לִבְרֹ֣חַ | H1272 | Therefore I fled | to bolt, i.e., figuratively, to flee suddenly |
| 18 | תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה | H8659 | unto Tarshish | tarshish, a place on the mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a persian and of an i |
| 19 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 20 | יָדַ֗עְתִּי | H3045 | for I knew | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 21 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 22 | אַתָּה֙ | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 23 | אֵֽל | H410 | God | strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity) |
| 24 | חַנּ֣וּן | H2587 | that thou art a gracious | gracious |
| 25 | וְרַח֔וּם | H7349 | and merciful | compassionate |
| 26 | אֶ֤רֶךְ | H750 | slow | long |
| 27 | אַפַּ֙יִם֙ | H639 | to anger | properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
| 28 | וְרַב | H7227 | and of great | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 29 | חֶ֔סֶד | H2617 | kindness | kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty |
| 30 | וְנִחָ֖ם | H5162 | and repentest | properly, 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 |
| 31 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 32 | הָרָעָֽה׃ | H7451 | thee of the evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
Verse Context
Jonah 4:1 Jonah exceedingly and he was very angry...
Jonah 4:2 (current)And he prayed thee O LORD and said I pray thee O LORD was not this my saying when I was yet in my country before Therefore I fled unto Tarshish for I knew God that thou art a gracious and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness and repentest thee of the evil
Jonah 4:3 Therefore now O LORD take I beseech thee my life...