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Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. (KJV)
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ק֠וּםkumarise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Jonah 1:2 word 1
לֵ֧ךְlekhgo
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Jonah 1:2 word 2
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 1:2 word 3
נִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehNineveh
Lemma: נִינְוֵה (nin.veh) · Strong's: H5210
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Nineveh
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 10:11, Genesis 10:12, 2 Kings 19:36, Isaiah 37:37, Jonah 3:2, Jonah 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5210; TAHOT Jonah 1:2 word 4
הָעִ֥ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Jonah 1:2 word 5
הַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.Lah<the> great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
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 1:2 word 6
וּקְרָ֣אu.ke.Ra'and call out
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to call: call out
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:5, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 45:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121I; TAHOT Jonah 1:2 word 7
עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haon it
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 1:2 word 8
כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 1:2 word 9
עָלְתָ֥ה'al.Tahit has come up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Jonah 1:2 word 10
רָעָתָ֖םra.'a.Tamwickedness their
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: distress: evil
Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Jonah 1:2 word 11
לְפָנָֽי\׃le.fa.Nai<to> before me
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Jonah 1:2 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Get up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| Go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of Nineveh | → | נִינְוֵה H5210 Nineveh |
| and preach | → | קָרָא H7121I to call: call out |
| against it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| its wickedness | → | רָעָה H7451I distress: evil |
| has come up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| before Me | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
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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