Jonah

Jonah 4:8

⁸As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As the sun	הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
was rising	כִּזְרֹ֣חַ	kiz·rō·aḥ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2224 rise, come forth
God	אֱלֹהִ֜ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
appointed	וַיְמַ֨ן	way·man	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
a scorching	חֲרִישִׁ֔ית	ḥă·rî·šîṯ	Adjective - feminine singular	H2759 quiet, sultry
east	קָדִים֙	qā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine singular	H6921 East, east wind
wind	ר֤וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
and the sun	הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
beat down	וַתַּ֥ךְ	wat·taḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5221 smite
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jonah’s	יוֹנָ֖ה	yō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3124 Jonah
head	רֹ֥אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
so that he grew faint	וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף	way·yiṯ·‘al·lāp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5968 cover
and wished	וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל	way·yiš·’al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
to die	לָמ֔וּת	lā·mūṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
saying	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
It is better	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for me to die	מוֹתִ֖י	mō·w·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4194 death
than to live	מֵחַיָּֽי׃	mê·ḥay·yāy	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2416 alive, living

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jonah 4:3 · Psalm 121:6 · Ezekiel 19:12 · Isaiah 49:10 · Revelation 3:19 · Revelation 7:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.