Hebrew Interlinear

Jonah 4:6 Interlinear

prepared And the LORD God a gourd and made it to come up So Jonah that it might be a shadow over his head to deliver him from his grief glad So Jonah a gourd was exceeding

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְמַ֣ןH4487preparedproperly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
2יְהוָֽהH3068And the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3אֱ֠לֹהִיםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
4הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןH7021a gourdthe gourd (as nauseous)
5וַיַּ֣עַל׀H5927and made it to come upto ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
6מֵעַ֣לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7יוֹנָ֛הH3124So Jonahjonah, an israelite
8לִֽהְי֥וֹתH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
9צֵל֙H6738that it might be a shadowshade, whether literal or figurative
10עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11רֹאשׁ֔וֹH7218over his headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
12לְהַצִּ֥ילH5337to deliverto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
13ל֖וֹH0
14מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹH7451him from his griefbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
15וַיִּשְׂמַ֥חH8055gladprobably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
16יוֹנָ֛הH3124So Jonahjonah, an israelite
17עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
18הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןH7021a gourdthe gourd (as nauseous)
19שִׂמְחָ֥הH8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
20גְדוֹלָֽה׃H1419was exceedinggreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Verse Context

Jonah 4:5went out So Jonah of the city and sat on the east side...
Jonah 4:6 (current)prepared And the LORD God a gourd and made it to come up So Jonah that it might be a shadow over his head to deliver him from his grief glad So Jonah a gourd was exceeding
Jonah 4:7prepared But God a worm rose when the morning the next day...

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