1 Samuel 18:1:131 Sam.18.1.W13TAB
כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
kenafsho
“as his soul”
- Transliteration
- ke-naf-SHO
- Extended
- keh-nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /kənafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as his soul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-naf-SHO
- clause
vi-a-ha-VU va-ye-e-ha-VE-hu ye-ho-na-TAN ke-naf-SHO
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-khal-lo-TO le-dab-BER el-sha-UL ve-NE-fesh ye-ho-na-TAN nik-she-RA be-NE-fesh da-VID vi-a-ha-VU va-ye-e-ha-VE-hu ye-ho-na-TAN ke-naf-SHO
Exegesis
Finally, the vav consecutive imperfect vaye’ehavehu {וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ | way-yeʼhâḇêhû} ‘and he loved him’ followed by the comparative kenafsho {כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ | kə-nap̄-šō} ‘as his own soul’ intensifies the expression of devotion. In translating, the Hebrew verb–subject–object sequence is rendered in English subject–verb–object order to preserve clarity without losing the original emphasis on Jonathan’s emotional response.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“life, self”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:1
And it happened that when he finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 18:1, so the Hebrew word כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (kenafsho) 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 Sam.18.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.1.W13.S1) and character.