וַיִּקְרַ֤ב (way·yiq·raḇ) in Jonah 1:6: Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
וַיִּקְרַ֤ב (way·yiq·raḇ) in Jonah 1:6
Source Word
The BSB+ row for Jonah 1:6 links the English rendering "approached" with וַיִּקְרַ֤ב, Strong's H7126, and the parsing label Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The form positions the captain's speech as the next step in the storm narrative, bringing Jonah into the crisis.
How To Communicate It
Use this form to show how the narrative physically moves toward Jonah before the captain speaks.
What Not To Say
- Grammar should serve context, not override it.
- Do not make the consecutive imperfect label prove more than the sentence supports.
- Do not use Qal by itself to infer motive.
- Let the storm narrative identify the subject and speech setting.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-verb
Verb
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Conjunctive waw
Qal
Consecutive imperfect
Third person
Masculine
Singular
The consecutive imperfect form participates in the verse's movement; Jonah 1:6 determines whether the reader should hear sequence, result, or narrative progress.
This form carries the BSB rendering "approached" within Jonah 1:6. Jonah 1 follows the prophet's flight, the storm at sea, and the sailors' growing fear as disobedience is exposed.
What The Form Does In This Verse
The captain's approach to Jonah in Jonah 1:6
The storm scene where the sailors have been crying out and Jonah is asleep
It moves the scene to the captain's confrontation with Jonah.
The form does not by itself explain Jonah's sleep, the captain's theology, or the outcome of the storm.
How Much The Form Matters Here
Moderate: The form sets up the captain's speech to Jonah, but the speech itself carries the main interpretive weight.
Waw-consecutive Qal imperfect with captain as subject. moves the narrative toward Jonah before direct speech. Attached to the approached clause. Governed by the shipboard storm scene. The form marks movement in sequence; the speech that follows explains why the approach matters.
What action brings Jonah into the ship's crisis? The captain approaches Jonah and then confronts him.
Direct: The form directly supports the rendering approached.
The subject is identified by the surrounding verse. The consecutive imperfect supports sequence without explaining motive by itself. The movement verb prepares for speech; it is not the main theological claim.
A movement verb can carry the whole scene's meaning: The verb sets up the confrontation; the storm context and speech give the interpretation.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The BSB+ row for Jonah 1:6 links the English rendering "approached" with וַיִּקְרַ֤ב, Strong's H7126, and the parsing label Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms.
H7126 is represented here by the lemma קָרַב. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "approached" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.
The third person masculine singular form follows the captain as subject in context. The consecutive imperfect advances the scene from crisis on the ship to direct address to Jonah.
Jonah 1 follows the prophet's flight, the storm at sea, and the sailors' growing fear as disobedience is exposed.
The form fits Scripture's witness to mercy, repentance, prophetic obedience, and God's compassion for the nations.
Use this form to show how the narrative physically moves toward Jonah before the captain speaks.
Do not derive a full word study, grammar doctrine, or passage theology from Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms alone. Jonah 1 supplies the storm setting and captain's speech.