Jonah 4:8:12Jonah.4.8.W12TAB
יוֹנָ֖ה
yona
“Jonah”
- Transliteration
- yo-NA
- Extended
- yoh-NAA
- IPA
- /joːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jonah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-NA
- phraseyour reading level
al-ROSH yo-NA
- clause
va-ye-HI ki-zro-AKH ha-she-MESH va-ye-MAN e-lo-HIM RU-akh ka-DIM kha-ri-SHIT va-TAKH ha-she-MESH al-ROSH yo-NA va-yit-al-LAF
- sentence
va-ye-HI ki-zro-AKH ha-she-MESH va-ye-MAN e-lo-HIM RU-akh ka-DIM kha-ri-SHIT va-TAKH ha-she-MESH al-ROSH yo-NA va-yit-al-LAF va-yish-AL et-naf-SHO la-MUT va-yo-MER TOV mo-TI me-kha-YAI
In context — Jonah 4:8
And it happened, when the sun rose, that God appointed a scorching wind from the east, and the sun struck Jonah on the head so that he fainted. Then he asked for his life to die and said, “My death is better than my life.”
About this coordinate
Jonah 4:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jonah 4:8, so the Hebrew word יוֹנָ֖ה (yona) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jonah.4.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.4.8.W12.S1) and character.