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So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'Uand they picked up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to lift: raise
Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Jonah 1:15 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jonah 1:15 word 2
יוֹנָ֔הyo.NahJonah
Lemma: יוֹנָה (yo.nah) · Strong's: H3124
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonah
Used 19 times. Also: 2 Kings 14:25, Jonah 1:1, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 1:5, Jonah 1:7, Jonah 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3124; TAHOT Jonah 1:15 word 3
וַיְטִלֻ֖הוּvay.ti.Lu.huand they threw him
Lemma: טוּל (tul) · Strong's: H2904
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to cast
Used 14 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 20:33, Job 41:9, Psalms 37:24, Proverbs 16:33, Isaiah 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2904; TAHOT Jonah 1:15 word 4
אֶל\־'el-into
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 1:15 word 5
הַיָּ֑םhai.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 1:15 word 6
וַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.Modand it stopped
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Jonah 1:15 word 7
הַיָּ֖םhai.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 1:15 word 8
מִזַּעְפּֽוֹ\׃mi.za'.Pofrom storming its
Lemma: זַ֫עַף (za.aph) · Strong's: H2197
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: rage
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 16:10, 2 Chronicles 28:9, Proverbs 19:12, Isaiah 30:30, Micah 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2197; TAHOT Jonah 1:15 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then they picked up | → | נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise |
| Jonah | → | יוֹנָה H3124 Jonah |
| and cast him | → | טוּל H2904 to cast |
| into | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and the raging | → | זַ֫עַף H2197 rage |
| sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| grew calm | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
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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