Jonah

Jonah 4:6–7

⁶So the LORD God appointed a vine,^b and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.

⁷When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.

Footnotes

b 4:6 Hebrew qiqayon; that is, possibly the castor oil plant; also in verses 7, 9, and 10

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Jonah 4:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the LORD	יְהוָֽה־	Yah·weh-	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱ֠לֹהִים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
appointed	וַיְמַ֣ן	way·man	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
a vine	קִיקָי֞וֹן	qî·qā·yō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7021 ricinus
and it grew up	וַיַּ֣עַל׀	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to provide	לִֽהְי֥וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
shade	צֵל֙	ṣêl	Noun - masculine singular	H6738 shadow
over	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
Jonah’s	לְיוֹנָ֗ה	lə·yō·w·nāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3124 Jonah
head	רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
to ease	לְהַצִּ֥יל	lə·haṣ·ṣîl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5337 strip, plunder
his	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
discomfort	מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ	mê·rā·‘ā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and Jonah	יוֹנָ֛ה	yō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3124 Jonah
was greatly	שִׂמְחָ֥ה	śim·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
pleased	וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח	way·yiś·maḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
with the plant	הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן	haq·qî·qā·yō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7021 ricinus

Jonah 4:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When dawn	הַשַּׁ֖חַר	haš·ša·ḥar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7837 dawn
came	בַּעֲל֥וֹת	ba·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the next day	לַֽמָּחֳרָ֑ת	lam·mā·ḥo·rāṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4283 the morrow
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
appointed	וַיְמַ֤ן	way·man	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
a worm	תּוֹלַ֔עַת	tō·w·la·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
that attacked	וַתַּ֥ךְ	wat·taḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5221 smite
the plant	הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן	haq·qî·qā·yō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7021 ricinus
so that it withered	וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃	way·yî·ḇāš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered

Cross-references

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Jonah 4:6 Psalm 103:10–14

Jonah 4:7 Joel 1:12 · Psalm 90:5–6 · Isaiah 40:6–8 · Psalm 30:6–7 · Job 1:21 · Psalm 102:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.