Jonah 4:6 Commentary: Rashi

וַיְמַ֣ן יְהוָֽה־אֱ֠לֹהִים קִיקָי֞וֹן וַיַּ֣עַל ׀ מֵעַ֣ל לְיוֹנָ֗ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת צֵל֙ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ לְהַצִּ֥יל ל֖וֹ מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח יוֹנָ֛ה עַל־הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃

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 evil. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

Rashi on Jonah

appointed Heb. וַיְמַן, an expression of preparation. [from Jonathan]
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Rashi on Jonah

to save him from his discomfort—From the heat of the sun.
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Rashi on Jonah

kikayon—A plant that grows high with many branches and it affords shade and that is its name.
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