1 Samuel 20:1:181 Sam.20.1.W18TAB
אֶת־נַפְשִֽׁי׃
etnafshi
“my life”
- Transliteration
- et-naf-SHI
- Extended
- EHT-nahf-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈnafʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-naf-SHI
- clause
KI me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI
- sentence
va-yiv-RAKH da-VID me-no-VEH min-NA-yot ba-ra-MA va-ya-VO va-yo-MER lif-NEI ye-ho-na-TAN MEH a-SI-ti ME-a-vo-NI u-ME-kha-TA-ti lif-NEI a-VI-kha KI me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“soul, life”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:1
And David again came to Jonathan and said to him, “What have I done? What have I sinned? And what is your offense that a man from your father’s house is seeking to kill me?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:1:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Samuel 20:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נַפְשִֽׁי׃ (etnafshi) 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.20.1.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.1.W18.S1) and character.