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So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. (KJV)

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וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.nuand they believed

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 1

אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] people of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 2

נִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.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 1:2, Jonah 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5210; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 3

בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.Himin God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 4

וַיִּקְרְאוּ\־vai.yik.re.'u-and they proclaimed

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 5

צוֹם֙tzOma fast

Lemma: צוֹם (tsom) · Strong's: H6685

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

Meaning: fast

Used 26 times. Also: 2 Samuel 12:16, 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:12, 2 Chronicles 20:3, Ezra 8:21, Nehemiah 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6685; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 6

וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּvai.yil.be.Shuand they wore

Lemma: לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) · Strong's: H3847

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to clothe

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 38:19, Genesis 41:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3847; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 7

שַׂקִּ֔יםsa.Kimsackcloth<s>

Lemma: שַׂק (saq) · Strong's: H8242

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

Meaning: sackcloth

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 42:27, Genesis 42:35, Leviticus 11:32, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8242; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 8

מִגְּדוֹלָ֖םmi.ge.do.Lamfrom great their

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

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 3:5 word 9

וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and unto

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 3:5 word 10

קְטַנָּֽם\׃ke.ta.Naminsignificant their

Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: small

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT Jonah 3:5 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

And the Ninevites	→	נִינְוֵה H5210 Nineveh
believed	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
They proclaimed	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
a fast	→	צוֹם H6685 fast
and dressed	→	לָבֵשׁ H3847 to clothe
in sackcloth	→	שַׂק H8242 sackcloth
from the greatest	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
of them to	→	עַד H5704 till
the least	→	קָטָן H6996A small

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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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