Now the
LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Now the Lord had prepared a great fiſh to ſwallow vp * Ionah, and Ionah was in the † belly of the fiſh three dayes, and three nights.
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 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].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
בָּלַע , verb, balaʿ — to swallow down, swallow up, engulf (value 102)
H1104,
בָּלַע bâlaʻ, baw-lah'; a primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy:—cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up
(Qal)
to swallow down
to swallow up, engulf
(Niphal) to be swallowed up
(Piel)
to swallow
to swallow up, engulf
squandering (fig.)
(Pual) to be swallowed up
(Hithpael) to be ended
Used in 48 Verses, 15 Books 49  Occurrence Count
גָּדוֹל , adjective, proper masculine noun, substantive, gadol — great (value 43)
H1419,
גָּדוֹל gâdôwl, gaw-dole'; or גָּדֹל gâdôl; (shortened) from H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent:— aloud, elder(-est), exceeding(-ly), far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, × sore, (×) very.adjective
great
large (in magnitude and extent)
in number
in intensity
loud (in sound)
older (in age)
in importance
important things
great, distinguished (of men)
God Himself (of God)
substantive
great things
haughty things
greatness
proper masculine noun
Used in 497 Verses, 35 Books 525  Occurrence Count
דָּג , masculine noun, dag — a fish (value 7)
H1709,
דָּג dâg, dawg; or (fully) דָּאג dâʼg; (Nehemiah 13:16), from H1711; a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from H1672 (as timid); but still better from H1672 (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively):—fish.Used in 18 Verses, 13 Books 19  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
יוֹם , masculine noun, yom — day (value 56)
H3117,
יוֹם yôwm, yome; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb):—age, always, chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), elder, × end, evening, (for) ever(-lasting, -more), × full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, old, outlived, perpetually, presently, remaineth, × required, season, × since, space, then, (process of) time, as at other times, in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), × whole ( age), (full) year(-ly), younger.day, time, year
day (as opposed to night)
day (24 hour period)
as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
as a division of time
a working day, a day's journey
days, lifetime (pl.)
time, period (general)
year
temporal references
today
yesterday
tomorrow
Used in 1930 Verses, 39 Books 2250  Occurrence Count
יוֹנָה , proper masculine noun, yona — an Israelite prophet (value 71)
H3124,
יוֹנָה Yôwnâh, yo-naw'; the same as H3123; Jonah, an Israelite:—Jonah.Jonah = "dove"
son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; 5th of the minor prophets who prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II and whom God sent also to prophesy to Nineveh
Used in 17 Verses, 2 Books 19  Occurrence Count
לַיִל , masculine noun, layil — night (value 70)
H3915,
לַיִל layil, lah'-yil; or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל lêyl; also לַיְלָה laylâh; from the same as H3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity:—(mid-)night (season).night
night (as opposed to day)
of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)
Used in 223 Verses, 30 Books 232  Occurrence Count
מָנָה , verb, mana — to count, number, reckon (value 95)
H4487,
מָנָה mânâh, maw-naw'; 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.to count, reckon, number, assign, tell, appoint, prepare
(Qal)
to count, number
reckon, assign, appoint
(Niphal)
to be counted, be numbered
to be reckoned, be assigned
(Piel) to appoint, ordain
(Pual) appointed (participle)
Used in 27 Verses, 14 Books 28  Occurrence Count
מֵעֶה , masculine noun, meyʿeh — internal organs, inward parts, belly (value 115)
H4578,
מֵעֶה mêʻeh, may-aw'; from an unused root probably meaning to be soft; 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):—belly, bowels, × heart, womb.internal organs, inward parts, bowels, intestines, belly
inward parts
digestive organs
organs of procreation, womb
place of emotions or distress or love (fig.)
external belly
Used in 30 Verses, 13 Books 31  Occurrence Count
שָׁלוֹשׁ , masculine/feminine noun, shalosh — a three, triad (value 636)
H7969,
שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'; or שָׁלֹשׁ shâlôsh; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה shelôwshâh; or שְׁלֹשָׁה shelôshâh; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice:—+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare H7991.three, triad
3, 300, third
Used in 380 Verses, 25 Books 429  Occurrence Count
| Jonah 1:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיְמַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ דָּ֣ג גָּד֔וֹל לִבְלֹ֖עַ אֶת־יוֹנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יוֹנָה֙ בִּמְעֵ֣י הַדָּ֔ג שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֽוֹת׃ |
| Verse #22549 (Ch. #890) — 15 words, 57 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Now the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| had prepared |
H4487mana |
מָנָה |
95 |
| a great |
H1419gadol |
גָּדוֹל |
43 |
| fish |
H1709dag |
דָּג |
7 |
| to swallow up |
H1104balaʿ |
בָּלַע |
102 |
| Jonah. |
H3124yona |
יוֹנָה |
71 |
| And Jonah |
H3124yona |
יוֹנָה |
71 |
| was in the belly |
H4578meyʿeh |
מֵעֶה |
115 |
| of the fish |
H1709dag |
דָּג |
7 |
| three |
H7969shalosh |
שָׁלוֹשׁ |
636 |
| days |
H3117yom |
יוֹם |
56 |
| and three |
H7969shalosh |
שָׁלוֹשׁ |
636 |
| nights. |
H3915layil |
לַיִל |
70 |
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