1 Kings 20:39:231 Kgs.20.39.W23TAB
נַפְשְׁךָ֙
nafshekha
“your life”
- Transliteration
- naf-she-KHA
- Extended
- nahf-sheh-KHAA
- IPA
- /nafˈʃəkʰaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
naf-she-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-ye-TA naf-she-KHA
- clause
va-yo-MER av-de-KHA ya-TSA be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA ve-hin-NE-ish SAR va-ya-VE e-LAI ISH va-yo-MER she-MOR et-ha-ISH ha-ZE im-hi-pa-KED yip-pa-KED ve-ha-ye-TA naf-she-KHA TA-khat naf-SHO O khi-KAR-KE-sef tish-KOL
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-ME-lekh o-VER ve-HU tsa-AK el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER av-de-KHA ya-TSA be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA ve-hin-NE-ish SAR va-ya-VE e-LAI ISH va-yo-MER she-MOR et-ha-ISH ha-ZE im-hi-pa-KED yip-pa-KED ve-ha-ye-TA naf-she-KHA TA-khat naf-SHO O khi-KAR-KE-sef tish-KOL
Exegesis
The juxtaposition of nap̄šəḵā–nap̄šō {נַפְשְׁךָ נַפְשׁוֹ | nap̄šəḵā nap̄šō} underscores the substitution principle. Quoted speech retains the Hebrew sequence of imperatives and conditional clauses for clarity and dramatic effect.
Root and etymology
n-p-šnun–pe–shin
“life, self”
In context — 1 Kings 20:39
And it came to pass as the king passed by that he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold a man turned aside and brought another to me, saying, ‘Guard this man; if he is missing, your life shall be in place of his, or you shall weigh out a talent of silver.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:39:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of 1 Kings 20:39, so the Hebrew word נַפְשְׁךָ֙ (nafshekha) 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.20.39.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.39.W23.S1) and character.