Bible Verse Dictionary
Jonah 1:17 - Offered
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Now the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
had prepared | H4487 | מָנָה |
[Verb] properly to weigh out; by implication to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll |
a great | H1419 | גָּדוֹל |
[Adjective] great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent |
fish | H1709 | דָּג |
[Noun Masculine] a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (as timid); but still better from H1672 (in the sense of {squirming} that {is} moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively) |
to swallow up | H1104 | בָּלַע |
[Verb] to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally to destroy |
Jonah | H3124 | יוֹנָה |
[Proper Name Masculine] {Jonah} an Israelite |
And Jonah | H3124 | יוֹנָה |
[Proper Name Masculine] {Jonah} an Israelite |
was | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
in the belly | H4578 | מֵעֶה |
[Noun Masculine] used only in plural the {intestines} or (collectively) the {abdomen} figuratively sympathy; by implication a vest; by extension the {stomach} the uterus (or of {men} the seat of {generation}) the heart (figuratively) |
of the fish | H1709 | דָּג |
[Noun Masculine] a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (as timid); but still better from H1672 (in the sense of {squirming} that {is} moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively) |
three | H7969 | שָׁלוֹשׁ |
[Noun] a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) {third} or (multiplicative) thrice |
days | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
and three | H7969 | שָׁלוֹשׁ |
[Noun] a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) {third} or (multiplicative) thrice |
nights | H3915 | לַיִל |
[Noun Masculine] properly a twist (away of the {light}) that {is} night; figuratively adversity |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.