1 Samuel 18:3:71 Sam.18.3.W7TAB
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
be-a-ha-va-TO o-TO ke-naf-SHO
- sentence
va-yik-ROT ye-ho-na-TAN ve-da-VID be-RIT be-a-ha-va-TO o-TO ke-naf-SHO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beahavato {בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ | bə-ʾă-hă-vā-tô} ‘because of his love’ establishes the basis for the agreement, further specified by oto {אֹתוֹ | ʾō-tô} ‘him’ and the comparative kenafsho {כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ | kə-nap̄-šô} ‘as his soul’, highlighting the intensity of their bond. English SVO order is satisfied, placing the covenant at the center of the clause.
Root and etymology
npshnun–pe–shin
“breath, life, self”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:3
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant because of his love for him as his own soul .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 18:3, 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.18.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.3.W7.S1) and character.