Jonah 2:5 Go deeper

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The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אֲפָפ֤וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.nithey have encompassed me

Lemma: אָפַף (a.phaph) · Strong's: H0661

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to surround

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:5, Psalms 18:4, Psalms 40:12, Psalms 116:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0661; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 1

מַ֙יִם֙ma.yimwaters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 2

עַד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 3

נֶ֔פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] neck

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 4

תְּה֖וֹםte.Hom[the] deep

Lemma: תְּהוֹם (te.hom) · Strong's: H8415

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: abyss

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8415; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 5

יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niit surrounds me

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 6

ס֖וּףsufrush[es]

Lemma: סוּף (suph) · Strong's: H5488H

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

Meaning: reed

Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5, Isaiah 19:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5488H; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 7

חָב֥וּשׁcha.Vush[is] wrapped round

Lemma: חָבַשׁ (cha.vash) · Strong's: H2280

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to saddle/tie

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 22:3, Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:13, Numbers 22:21, Judges 19:10, 2 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2280; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 8

לְרֹאשִֽׁי\׃le.ro.Shito head my

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Jonah 2:5 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The waters	→	מַי H4325G water
engulfed me	→	אָפַף H0661 to surround
to take	→	עַד H5704 till
my life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
the watery depths	→	תְּהוֹם H8415 abyss
closed around me	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround
the seaweed	→	סוּף H5488H reed
wrapped	→	חָבַשׁ H2280 to saddle/tie
around my head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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