And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.Jonah 3:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י נִֽינְוֵ֖ה בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּקְרְאוּ־צוֹם֙ וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים מִגְּדוֹלָ֖ם וְעַד־קְטַנָּֽם׃
- וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.nu“and they believed”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַן · “be faithful” · Strong's H0539
- אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- נִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.Veh“Nineveh”Noun, proper name of a place · from נִינְוֵה · “Nineveh” · Strong's H5210
- בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.Him“in God”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- וַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-“and they proclaimed”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
- צוֹם֙tzOm“a fast”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צוֹם · “fast” · Strong's H6685
- וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּvai.yil.be.Shu“and they wore”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָבֵשׁ · “to clothe” · Strong's H3847
- שַׂקִּ֔יםsa.Kim“sackcloth<s>”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׂק · “sackcloth” · Strong's H8242
- מִגְּדוֹלָ֖םmi.ge.do.Lam“from great their”Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and unto”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- קְטַנָּֽם׃ke.ta.Nam“insignificant their”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָטָן · “small” · Strong's H6996A
Places named in this verse
- Ninevites (Nineveh)settlement · Identification: certain · Map of Nineveh (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Nineveh on OpenBible.info