Jonah

Jonah 1:17

¹⁷Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had appointed	וַיְמַ֤ן	way·man	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
a great	גָּד֔וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
fish	דָּ֣ג	dāḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H1709 fish
to swallow	לִבְלֹ֖עַ	liḇ·lō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
Jonah	יוֹנָ֑ה	yō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3124 Jonah
and Jonah	יוֹנָה֙	yō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3124 Jonah
spent	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and three	וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה	ū·šə·lō·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
nights	לֵילֽוֹת׃	lê·lō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H3915 twist, night, adversity
in the belly	בִּמְעֵ֣י	bim·‘ê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly
of the fish	הַדָּ֔ג	had·dāḡ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1709 fish

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.