Jonah 2:8 Go deeper

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. (KJV)

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מְשַׁמְּרִ֖יםme.sha.me.Rim[those who] pay regard

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104I

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to keep: look at

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:36, Judges 1:24, 1 Samuel 19:11, 2 Samuel 11:16, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104I; TAHOT Jonah 2:8 word 1

הַבְלֵי\־hav.lei-vanities of

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

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

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Jonah 2:8 word 2

שָׁ֑וְאShav'nothingness

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H

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

Meaning: vanity: vain

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Jonah 2:8 word 3

חַסְדָּ֖םchas.Damloyalty their

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

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

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Jonah 2:8 word 4

יַעֲזֹֽבוּ\׃ya.'a.Zouthey abandon

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Jonah 2:8 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Those who cling to	→	שָׁמַר H8104I to keep: look at
worthless	→	שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain
idols	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
forsake	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
[His] loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness

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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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