Jonah 1:13 Go deeper
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Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. (KJV)
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וַיַּחְתְּר֣וּvai.yach.te.Ruand they rowed
Lemma: חָתַר (cha.tar) · Strong's: H2864
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to dig
Used 8 times. Also: Job 24:16, Ezekiel 8:8, Ezekiel 12:5, Ezekiel 12:7, Ezekiel 12:12, Amos 9:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2864; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 1
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 2
לְהָשִׁ֛יבle.ha.Shivto return
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 4
הַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhai.ya.ba.Shahthe dry land
Lemma: יַבָּשָׁה (yab.ba.shah) · Strong's: H3004
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: dry land
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Exodus 4:9, Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3004; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 5
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 6
יָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luthey were able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 7
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 8
הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 9
הוֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh[was] going
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to go: continue
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 26:13, Genesis 42:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980L; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 10
וְסֹעֵ֖רve.so.'Erand storming
Lemma: סָעַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H5590
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to rage
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Kings 6:11, Isaiah 54:11, Hosea 13:3, Jonah 1:11, Habakkuk 3:14, Zechariah 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5590; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 11
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemon them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jonah 1:13 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Nevertheless, the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| rowed hard | → | חָתַר H2864 to dig |
| to get back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| dry land | → | יַבָּשָׁה H3004 dry land |
| but they | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| could not | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| was raging | → | סָעַר H5590 to rage |
| against them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| more and more | → | הָלַךְ H1980L to go: continue |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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