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Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. (KJV)

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וַיְמַ֤ןvay.Manand he appointed

Lemma: מָנָה (ma.nah) · Strong's: H4487

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to count

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 13:16, Numbers 23:10, 2 Samuel 24:1, 1 Kings 3:8, 1 Kings 8:5, 1 Kings 20:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4487; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 1

יְהוָה֙Yah.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 1:17 word 2

דָּ֣גdaga fish

Lemma: דָּג (dag) · Strong's: H1709H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: fish

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 9:2, Numbers 11:22, 1 Kings 4:33, Nehemiah 13:16, Job 12:8, Job 41:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1709H; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 3

גָּד֔וֹלga.Dolgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

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 1:17 word 4

לִבְלֹ֖עַliv.Lo.a'to swallow

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to swallow up

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 5

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 1:17 word 6

יוֹנָ֑הyo.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 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3124; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 7

וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 8

יוֹנָה֙yo.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 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3124; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 9

בִּמְעֵ֣יbim.'Eiin [the] inward parts of

Lemma: מֵעֶה (me.eh) · Strong's: H4578

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: belly

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 25:23, Numbers 5:22, Ruth 1:11, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 16:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4578; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 10

הַדָּ֔גha.Dagthe fish

Lemma: דָּג (dag) · Strong's: H1709H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: fish

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 9:2, Numbers 11:22, 1 Kings 4:33, Nehemiah 13:16, Job 12:8, Job 41:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1709H; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 11

שְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.Shahthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 12

יָמִ֖יםya.Mimdays

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 13

וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.Shahand three

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 14

לֵילֽוֹת\׃lei.Lotnights

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Jonah 1:17 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
had appointed	→	מָנָה H4487 to count
a great	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
fish	→	דָּג H1709H fish
to swallow	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
Jonah	→	יוֹנָה H3124 Jonah
and Jonah	→	יוֹנָה H3124 Jonah
spent	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
nights	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
in the belly	→	מֵעֶה H4578 belly
of the fish	→	דָּג H1709H fish

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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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