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Lexicon :: Strong's H3124 - yônâ

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יוֹנָה
Transliteration
yônâ
Pronunciation
yo-naw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as יוֹנָה (H3123)
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: יונה.

Strong’s Definitions

יוֹנָה Yôwnâh, yo-naw'; the same as H3123; Jonah, an Israelite:—Jonah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H3124 in the following manner: Jonah (19x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H3124 in the following manner: Jonah (19x).

  1. Jonah = "dove"

    1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יוֹנָה Yôwnâh, yo-naw'; the same as H3123; Jonah, an Israelite:—Jonah.
STRONGS H3124: Abbreviations
† II. יוֺנָה proper name, masculine prophet, according to 2 Kings 14:25 he was הַנָּבִיא son of אֲמִתַּי, from גַּת הַחֵפֶר and predicted the recovery of Israel's territory which Jeroboam II effected; he is also the principal figure of the Book of Jonah: 2 Kings 1:1 (בֶּןאֲֿמִתַּי), 2 Kings 1:3; 2 Kings 1:5; 2 Kings 1:7; 2 Kings 1:15; 2 Kings 2:1 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 2:2, 11; 2 Kings 3:1, 3, 4; 2 Kings 4:1, 5, 6 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 4:8, 9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

1:1; 1:3; 1:5; 1:7; 1:15; 2:1; 2:2; 2:11; 3:1; 3:3; 3:4; 4:1; 4:5; 4:6; 4:8; 4:9; 14:25

H3124

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3124 matches the Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâ),
which occurs 19 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25 - Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea,[fn] just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:1 - The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 - But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:5 - Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship.
But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:7 - Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:15 - Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:17 - [fn]Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:1 - [fn]Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:10 - Then the LORD ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:1 - Then the LORD spoke to Jonah a second time:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:3 - This time Jonah obeyed the LORD’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:4 - On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:1 - This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:5 - Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:8 - And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:9 - Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”
“Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!”
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