Jonah
Jonah 4:9
9Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?”
“I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Jonah | יוֹנָ֔ה | yō·w·nāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3124 Jonah |
| Have you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| any right | הַהֵיטֵ֥ב | ha·hê·ṭêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| to be angry | חָרָֽה־ | ḥā·rāh- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| about | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the plant | הַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹן | haq·qî·qā·yō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7021 ricinus |
| I do | הֵיטֵ֥ב | hê·ṭêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I am angry | חָֽרָה־ | ḥā·rāh- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| enough to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| die | מָֽוֶת׃ | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.