Jonah 3:5
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.”
שַׂק
properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)
קָטָן
insignificant/ their
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קָטָן
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
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נִינְוֵה
Nineveh
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נִינְוֵה
Nineveh, the capital of Assyria
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