Jonah

Jonah 2:5

⁵The waters engulfed me

to take my life;

the watery depths closed around me;

the seaweed wrapped around my head.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The waters	מַ֙יִם֙	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
engulfed me	אֲפָפ֤וּנִי	’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H661 surround, encompass
to take	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
my life	נֶ֔פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
the watery depths	תְּה֖וֹם	tə·hō·wm	Noun - common singular	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
closed around me	יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי	yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
the seaweed	ס֖וּף	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
wrapped	חָב֥וּשׁ	ḥā·ḇūš	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2280 bind, bind on, bind up
around my head	לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃	lə·rō·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.