Jonah 2:1

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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.	Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,	And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then Jonah^H3124 prayed^H6419 unto the LORD^H3068 his God^H430 out of the fish's^H1710 belly^H4578,

Original Hebrew

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל יֹונָה אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו מִמְּעֵי הַדָּגָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל	va/i.yit.pa.Lel	H6419	HC/Vtw3ms	and/ he prayed
יוֹנָ֔ה	yo.Nah	H3124	HNp	Jonah
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֱלֹהָ֑י/ו	'e.lo.Ha/v	H430	HNcmpc/Sp3ms	God/ his
מִ/מְּעֵ֖י	mi./me.'Ei	H4578	HR/Ncmpc	from/ (the) inward parts of
הַ/דָּגָֽה	ha./da.Gah	H1710	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ fish

Strong's References

H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
H1710 — דָּגָה (dâgâh, daw-gaw'): feminine of דָּג (dâg) H1709, and meaning the same; a fish (often used collectively); fish.
H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
H3124 — יוֹנָה (Yôwnâh, yo-naw'): the same as יוֹנָה (yôwnâh) H3123; Jonah, an Israelite; Jonah.
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, [idiom] heart, womb.
H6419 — פָּלַל (pâlal, paw-lal'): a primitive root; to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray; intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

out — Job 13:15, Psalms 130:1-2, Lamentations 3:53-56, Acts 16:24-25
prayed — 2 Chronicles 33:11-13, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:15, Isaiah 26:16, Hosea 5:15, Hosea 6:1-3, James 5:13

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