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But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. (KJV)
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וַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehand 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 1:4 word 1
הֵטִ֤ילhe.Tilhe threw
Lemma: טוּל (tul) · Strong's: H2904
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
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 1:4 word 2
רֽוּחַ\־Ru.ach-a wind
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Jonah 1:4 word 3
גְּדוֹלָה֙ge.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 1:4 word 4
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 1:4 word 5
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 1:4 word 6
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it 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 1:4 word 7
סַֽעַר\־sa.'ar-a storm
Lemma: סַ֫עַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H5591A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tempest
Used 8 times. Also: Psalms 55:8, Psalms 83:15, Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 25:32, Jeremiah 30:23, Amos 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5591A; TAHOT Jonah 1:4 word 8
גָּד֖וֹלga.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 1:4 word 9
בַּיָּ֑םbai.Yamon the 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 1:4 word 10
וְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.Yahand the ship
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT Jonah 1:4 word 11
חִשְּׁבָ֖הchi.she.Vahit thought
Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpp3fs)
Meaning: to devise: devise
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 50:20, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 14:13, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:6, Esther 9:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2803I; TAHOT Jonah 1:4 word 12
לְהִשָּׁבֵֽר\׃le.hi.sha.Verto be broken
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Jonah 1:4 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| hurled | → | טוּל H2904 to cast |
| a great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| wind | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| upon | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and such a violent | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| storm | → | סַ֫עַר H5591A tempest |
| arose | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| that the ship | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| was in danger | → | חָשַׁב H2803I to devise: devise |
| of breaking apart | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
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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