1 Kings 17:22:61 Kgs.17.22.W6TAB
נֶֽפֶשׁ־הַיֶּ֛לֶד
nefeshhayeled
“the life of the child”
- Transliteration
- ne-FESH-ha-YE-led
- Extended
- neh-FESH-hah-YEH-lehd
- IPA
- /nɛːˈfɛʃ.hajˈjɛ.lɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- the life of the child
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-FESH-ha-YE-led
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-SHAV ne-FESH-ha-YE-led
- clause
va-ta-SHAV ne-FESH-ha-YE-led al-kir-BO va-ye-KHI
- sentence
va-yish-MA ye-ho-VAH be-KOL e-li-YA-hu va-ta-SHAV ne-FESH-ha-YE-led al-kir-BO va-ye-KHI
Exegesis
The verb vattāššāv {וַתָּשָׁב | vattāššāv} ‘and she returned’ agrees with nepeš {נֶֽפֶשׁ | nepeš} ‘soul,’ specifying restoration of the life-force.
Root and etymology
נ–פ–ש
“breath, life, self”
In context — 1 Kings 17:22
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the boy returned within him, and he lived.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 17:22, so the Hebrew word נֶֽפֶשׁ־הַיֶּ֛לֶד (nefeshhayeled) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.17.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.22.W6.S1) and character.