Chapter 4
Jonah 4:8
| מ חי י | מות י | טוב | ו יאמר | ל מות | נפש ו | את | ו ישאל | ו יתעלף | יונה | ראש | על | ה שמש | ו תך | חרישית | קדים | רוח | אלהים | ו ימן | ה שמש | כ זרח | ו יהי ׀ |
| more than the living one of myself | dead one of myself | he became good | and he is saying | to die/the death | his breath/soul | את-self eternal | and he is asking | and he is enwrapping himself | Dove ("Jonah") | head | upon/against | the Sun | and she is striking | a crafted one | east wind | spirit | mighty ones | and he is counting/weighing out | the Sun | as a risen one | and he is |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 9020 | י None Definition: my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular 2416e | חי chay Definition: alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively Root: from H2421 (חיה); Exhaustive: from חיה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. 9006 מ None Definition: from Root: None Exhaustive: None | 9020 | י None Definition: my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular 4194 מות mâveth Definition: death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin Root: from H4191 (מות); Exhaustive: from מות; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin; (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d). | 2896a טוב ṭôwb Definition: good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) Root: from H2895 (טוב); Exhaustive: from טוב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured). | 559 | אמר ʼâmar Definition: to say (used with great latitude) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. 9001 ו None Definition: sequential 'and' Root: None Exhaustive: Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (future<->past) | 4191 | מות mûwth Definition: to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise. 9005 ל None Definition: to, for Root: None Exhaustive: None | 9023 | הו None Definition: his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular 5315 נפש nephesh Definition: properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) Root: from H5314 (נפש); Exhaustive: from נפש; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 853 את ʼêth Definition: properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) Root: apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity; Exhaustive: apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English). | 7592 | שאל shâʼal Definition: to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand Root: or שאל; a primitive root; Exhaustive: or שאל; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand; ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish. 9001 ו None Definition: sequential 'and' Root: None Exhaustive: Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (future<->past) | 5968 | עלף ʻâlaph Definition: to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid; faint, overlaid, wrap self. 9001 ו None Definition: sequential 'and' Root: None Exhaustive: Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (future<->past) | 3124 יונה Yôwnâh Definition: Jonah, an Israelite Root: the same as H3123 (יונה); Exhaustive: xlit Yônâh corrected to Yôwnâh; the same as יונה; Jonah, an Israelite; Jonah. | 7218a ראש rôʼsh Definition: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) Root: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; Exhaustive: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 5921a על ʻal Definition: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications Root: properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); Exhaustive: properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with. | 8121 | שמש shemesh Definition: the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement Root: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; Exhaustive: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement; [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also בית שמש. 9009 ה None Definition: the Root: None Exhaustive: definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or. | 5221 | נכה nâkâh Definition: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound. 9001 ו None Definition: sequential 'and' Root: None Exhaustive: Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (future<->past) | 2759 חרישי chărîyshîy Definition: quiet, i.e. sultry (as feminine noun, the sirocco or hot east wind) Root: from H2790 (חרש) in the sense of silence; Exhaustive: from חרש in the sense of silence; quiet, i.e. sultry (as feminine noun, the sirocco or hot east wind); vehement. | 6921 קדים qâdîym Definition: the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind) Root: or קדם; from H6923 (קדם); Exhaustive: or קדם; from קדם; the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind); east(-ward, wind). | 7307 רוח rûwach Definition: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) Root: from H7306 (רוח); Exhaustive: from רוח; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y). | 430 אלהים ʼĕlôhîym Definition: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative Root: plural of H433 (אלוה); Exhaustive: plural of אלוה; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. | 4487 | מנה mânâh Definition: properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll; appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell. 9001 ו None Definition: sequential 'and' Root: None Exhaustive: Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (future<->past) | 8121 | שמש shemesh Definition: the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement Root: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; Exhaustive: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement; [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also בית שמש. 9009 ה None Definition: the Root: None Exhaustive: definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or. | 2224 | זרח zârach Definition: properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy); arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up. 9004 כ None Definition: like, as Root: Derived terms כאשר (ka'ashér) כמו (k'mó) כמות (k'mót) כש־ (k'she-) Exhaustive: prefix, particle of comparison, similarity or proportion; before Sheva, with article - as, like, as if; at, about [a time], according to, after; before an infinitive - as, when, if, after. | 9015 | ׀ None Definition: separate Root: None Exhaustive: None 1961 | היה hâyâh Definition: to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) Root: a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא)); Exhaustive: a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. 9001 ו None Definition: sequential 'and' Root: None Exhaustive: Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (future<->past) |
RBT Translation:
and he is as a risen one the Sun and he is portioning out mighty ones spirit east wind a crafted one and she is striking the Sun upon/against head Dove ("Jonah") and he is enwrapping himself and he is asking את-self eternal his breath/soul to die and he is saying he became good dead one of myself more than the living one of myself
RBT Paraphrase:
And he is as a risen one of the Sun. And mighty ones is portioning out a spirit of the east wind, a crafted one, and the Sun, she is striking against the head of Dove, and he is enwrapping himself, and he is demanding the self eternal soul of himself to die. And he is saying, "He has become good, the dead one of myself more than the living one of myself!"
And he is as a risen one of the Sun. And mighty ones is portioning out a spirit of the east wind, a crafted one, and the Sun, she is striking against the head of Dove, and he is enwrapping himself, and he is demanding the self eternal soul of himself to die. And he is saying, "He has become good, the dead one of myself more than the living one of myself!"
LITV Translation:
And it happened when the sun shone, God had appointed a scorching east wind; and the sun struck Jonah's head, so that he fainted; and he asked for his life to die. And he said, Better is my death than my life.
And it happened when the sun shone, God had appointed a scorching east wind; and the sun struck Jonah's head, so that he fainted; and he asked for his life to die. And he said, Better is my death than my life.
ESV Translation:
When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And it came to pass at the rising of the sun, that God commanded a burning east wind; and the sun smote on the head of Jonah, and he fainted, and despaired of his life, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
And it came to pass at the rising of the sun, that God commanded a burning east wind; and the sun smote on the head of Jonah, and he fainted, and despaired of his life, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.