Jonah
Jonah 4:6
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.
Footnotes
- b 4:6 Hebrew qiqayon; that is, possibly the castor oil plant; also in verses 7, 9, and 10
Word by word
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.