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And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. (KJV)

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וַיָּ֤חֶלvai.Ya.cheland he began

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to profane/begin: begin

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 1

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 3:4 word 2

לָב֣וֹאla.Vo'to go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

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

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 3

בָעִ֔ירva.'Irin the 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 3:4 word 4

מַהֲלַ֖ךְma.ha.Lakha journey of

Lemma: מַהֲלָךְ (ma.ha.lakh) · Strong's: H4109

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

Meaning: journey

Used 5 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:6, Ezekiel 42:4, Jonah 3:3, Zechariah 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4109; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 5

י֣וֹםYoma day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

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 3:4 word 6

אֶחָ֑ד'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

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

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 7

וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and he proclaimed

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I

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

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 3:4 word 8

וַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.Marand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 9

ע֚וֹדodyet

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 10

אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'Imforty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

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

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 11

י֔וֹםYomday[s]

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

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 3:4 word 12

וְנִֽינְוֵ֖הve.ni.ne.Vehand Nineveh

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 1:2, Jonah 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5210; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 13

נֶהְפָּֽכֶת\׃neh.Pa.khet[is] about to be overturned

Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)

Meaning: to overturn

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Jonah 3:4 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

On the first	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of his journey	→	מַהֲלָךְ H4109 journey
Jonah	→	יוֹנָה H3124 Jonah
. . .	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
set out	→	חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin
into the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
and proclaimed	→	קָרָא H7121I to call: call out
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Forty	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
more	→	עוֹד H5750 still
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and Nineveh	→	נִינְוֵה H5210 Nineveh
will be overturned	→	הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn

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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