Jonah 4:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. | When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered. | But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he appointed | וַיְמַ֤ן | vay-MAN | H4487 | to reckon/appointמְנָה (me.nah) 1) to number, reckon 1a) (P'al) to number 1b) (Pael) to appoint |
| the God | הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | ha-'E-lo-HIM | H0430G | Godאֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| a worm | תּוֹלַ֔עַת | to-LA-'at | H8438B | wormתּוֹלֵעָה (to.le.ah) 1) worm, maggot 1a) worm, grub 1b) the worm "coccus ilicis" |
| when came up | בַּעֲל֥וֹת | ba-'a-LOT | H5927G | to ascend: riseעָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away … |
| the dawn | הַשַּׁ֖חַר | ha-SHA-char | H7837 | dawnשַׁ֫חַר (sha.char) 1) dawn 1a) dawn 1b) at dawn (as adverb) |
| to the next day | לַֽמָּחֳרָ֑ת | la-mo-cho-RAT | H4283 | morrowמׇחֳרָת (mo.cho.rat) the morrow, the day after |
| and it attacked | וַתַּ֥ךְ | va-TAKH | H5221 | to smiteנָכָה (na.khah) 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) … |
| the plant | הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן | ha-ki-ka-YON | H7021 | plantקִיקָיוֹן (qi.qa.von) 1) a plant 1a) perhaps a gourd, castor-oil plant, bottle-gourd |
| and it withered | וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃ | vai-yi-VASH | H3001 | to witherיָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.