Jonah 3:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Jonahיֹונָ֗ה
(yo·v·nah)
3124: an Isr. prophetfrom the same as yonah
aroseוַיָּ֣קָם
(vai·ya·kam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
and wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְ
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to Ninevehנִֽינְוֶ֖ה
(ni·ne·veh)
5210: capital of Assyr.of foreign or
according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣ר
(kid·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the LORD.יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Now Ninevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֗ה
(ve·ni·ne·veh)
5210: capital of Assyr.of foreign or
was an exceedinglyלֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים
(le·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
greatגְּדֹולָה֙
(ge·do·v·lah)
1419: greatfrom gadal
city,עִיר־
(ir-)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
a threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
days'יָמִֽים׃
(ya·mim.)
3117: daya prim. root
walk.מַהֲלַ֖ךְ
(ma·ha·lach)
4109: a walk, journey, a goingfrom halak


















KJV Lexicon
So Jonah
Yonah  (yo-naw')
Jonah, an Israelite -- Jonah.
arose
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
and went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
unto Nineveh
Niynveh  (nee-nev-ay')
Nineveh, the capital of Assyria -- Nineveh.
according to the word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Now Nineveh
Niynveh  (nee-nev-ay')
Nineveh, the capital of Assyria -- Nineveh.
was an exceeding
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
of three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
days'
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
journey
mahalak  (mah-hal-awk')
a walk, i.e. a passage or a distance -- journey, walk.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days' walk.

King James Bible
So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the LORD's command. Now Nineveh was an extremely large city, a three-day walk.

International Standard Version
So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh to do what the LORD had ordered. Now Nineveh was a very large city, requiring a three-day journey to cross through it.

NET Bible
So Jonah went immediately to Nineveh, as the LORD had said. (Now Nineveh was an enormous city--it required three days to walk through it!)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jonah immediately went to Nineveh as the LORD told him. Nineveh was a very large city. It took three days to walk through it.

King James 2000 Bible
So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city of three days' journey around it.
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