Jonah 1:16 Go deeper
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Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD , and made vows. , and vowed vows (KJV)
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וַיִּֽירְא֧וּvai.yi.re.'Uand they feared
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to fear: revere
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 1
הָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'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 1:16 word 2
יִרְאָ֥הyir.'Aha fear
Lemma: יִרְאָה (yir.ah) · Strong's: H3374
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: fear
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 20:11, Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 2:25, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Chronicles 19:9, Nehemiah 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3374; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 3
גְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.Lahgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 4
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 1:16 word 5
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 6
וַיִּֽזְבְּחוּ\־vai.yiz.be.chu-and they sacrificed
Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to sacrifice
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 7
זֶ֙בַח֙ze.vacha sacrifice
Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2077
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sacrifice
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 18:12, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2077; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 8
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 9
וַֽיִּדְּר֖וּvai.yi.de.Ruand they vowed
Lemma: נָדַר (na.dar) · Strong's: H5087
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to vow
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 27:8, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:21, Numbers 21:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5087; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 10
נְדָרִֽים\׃ne.da.Rimvows
Lemma: נֶ֫דֶר (ne.der) · Strong's: H5088
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: vow
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 7:16, Leviticus 22:18, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5088; TAHOT Jonah 1:16 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| . . . | → | יִרְאָה H3374 fear |
| feared | → | יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| greatly | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| and they offered | → | זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice |
| a sacrifice | → | זֶ֫בַח H2077 sacrifice |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and made | → | נָדַר H5087 to vow |
| vows [to Him] | → | נֶ֫דֶר H5088 vow |
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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