Jonah 3:9 Go deeper

Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? (KJV)

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מִֽי\־mi-who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 1

יוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'[is] knowing

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 2

יָשׁ֔וּבya.Shuvhe will turn

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to return: repent

Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 3

וְנִחַ֖םve.ni.Chamand he will relent

Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

Meaning: to be sorry: relent

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 6:6, Genesis 6:7, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 23:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5162H; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 4

הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> 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 3:9 word 5

וְשָׁ֛בve.Shavand he will turn back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to return: repent

Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 6

מֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.Ronfrom [the] burning of

Lemma: חָרוֹן (cha.ron) · Strong's: H2740

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

Meaning: burning anger

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 25:4, Numbers 32:14, Deuteronomy 13:17, Joshua 7:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2740; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 7

אַפּ֖וֹ'a.Poanger his

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

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

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 8

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 9

נֹאבֵֽד\׃no.Vedwe will perish

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Jonah 3:9 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Who	→	מִי H4310 who?
knows	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
may turn	→	שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent
and relent	→	נָחַם H5162H to be sorry: relent
He may turn	→	שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent
from His fierce	→	חָרוֹן H2740 burning anger
anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
so that we will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
perish	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish

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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