Study it in the app“And the sailors were afraid, and they cried out, each to his god, and they hurled the objects that were in the ship into the sea to lighten the load for themselves. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the vessel and had lain down and was sound asleep.”
And the sailorsוַ הַמַּלָּחִיםwere afraid,יִּירְאוּand they cried out,וַיִּזְעֲקוּeachאִישׁtoאֶלhis god,אֱלֹהָיוand they hurledוַיָּטִלוּthe objectsאֶת הַכֵּלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרwerein the shipבָּאֳנִיָּהintoאֶלthe seaהַיָּםto lighten the loadלְהָקֵלfor themselves.מֵעֲלֵיהֶםBut Jonahוְיוֹנָהhad gone downיָרַדintoאֶלthe innermost partsיַרְכְּתֵיof the vesselהַסְּפִינָהand had lain downוַיִּשְׁכַּבand was sound asleep.וַיֵּרָדַם
sailor
"Mallach": a sailor, a seaman.
Where else “malachim” appearsfear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yiru” appearscry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizaku” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohay” appearshurl, cast down
To hurl, to throw with force; also to cast out or bring down.
Where else “yatilu” appearsutensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kelim” appearsship
Ship.
Where else “oniya” appearssea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appearsbe light
To weigh little or be worth little; to become lighter, or go down.
Where else “hakel” appearsJonah
Jonah. A personal name meaning "dove." Prophet, son of Amittai, from Gath-hepher, in the time of Jeroboam son of Joash (2 Kings 14:25); the same as in the book of Jonah.
Where else “yona” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yarad” appearsfar end, recess
The farthest or deepest part: the back of a house or a cave, the ends of the earth, the edge of a territory.
Where else “yarkte” appearsship
"Sefina": a ship, a vessel with a deck.
Where else “sefina” appearslie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yishkav” appearssleep deeply
Sleep deeply, be sunk in a heavy sleep.
Where else “yeradam” appears4But YHWH hurled a great wind on the sea, and there was a great storm on the sea, and the ship was about to break up.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the chief of the sailors came near to him and said to him, “What is the matter with you, sleeper? Arise, cry out to your god; perhaps that god will give a thought to us, and we will not perish.”
