Jonah 4:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.”
שִׂמְחָה
Joy, gladness, rejoicing. Simchah. Serve the LORD with gladness. Joy is not a mood. It is a choice to celebrate what God has done regardless of circumstances.
צֵל
shade
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צֵל
Shadow, shade. Tsel. Under the shadow of His wings. The shadow of God is not darkness. It is protection from the heat of every trial.
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גָּדוֹל
great
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גָּדוֹל
Great, large, elder. Gadol. God is gadol and greatly to be praised. His greatness is beyond all measure and beyond all comparison.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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רֹאשׁ
head/ his
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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קִיקָיוֹן
a plant
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קִיקָיוֹן
the gourd (as nauseous)
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יוֹנָה
Jonah
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יוֹנָה
Jonah, an Israelite
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