Jonah
Jonah 3:4
4On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the first | אֶחָ֑ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| day | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| of his journey | מַהֲלַ֖ךְ | ma·hă·laḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4109 walk, passage, distance |
| Jonah | יוֹנָה֙ | yō·w·nāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3124 Jonah |
| set out | וַיָּ֤חֶל | way·yā·ḥel | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2490 bore, pierce |
| into the city | בָעִ֔יר | ḇā·‘îr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and proclaimed | וַיִּקְרָא֙ | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Forty | אַרְבָּעִ֣ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| more | ע֚וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| days | י֔וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| and Nineveh | וְנִֽינְוֵ֖ה | wə·nî·nə·wêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5210 Nineveh |
| will be overturned | נֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃ | neh·pā·ḵeṯ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 18:22 · Jeremiah 18:7–10 · Jonah 3:10 · 2 Kings 20:1 · 2 Kings 20:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.