Jonah 2:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Waterמַ֙יִם֙
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
encompassedאֲפָפ֤וּנִי
(a·fa·fu·ni)
661: to surround, encompassa prim. root
me to the point of death.נֶ֔פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
The great deepתְּהֹ֖ום
(te·ho·vm)
8415: deep, sea, abyssfrom an unused word
engulfedיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי
(ye·so·ve·ve·ni;)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
me, Weedsס֖וּף
(suf)
5488: reeds, rushesprobably of foreign origin
were wrappedחָב֥וּשׁ
(cha·vush)
2280: to bind, bind on, bind upa prim. root
around my head.לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃
(le·ro·shi.)
7218: heada prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
compassed me about
'aphaph  (aw-faf')
to surround -- compass.
even to the soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
the depth
thowm  (teh-home')
an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth.
closed me round about
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
the weeds
cuwph  (soof)
a reed, especially the papyrus -- flag, Red (sea), weed.
were wrapped about
chabash  (khaw-bash')
to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule -- bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
my head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head.

King James Bible
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

International Standard Version
Flood waters encompassed me, the deep surrounded me while seaweed wrapped around my head.

NET Bible
Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Water surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep [sea] covered me completely. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.

King James 2000 Bible
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul: the deep closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
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