1 Samuel 20:4:51 Sam.20.4.W5TAB
נַפְשְׁךָ֖
nafshekha
“your soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-she-KHA
- Extended
- nahf-sheh-KHAA
- IPA
- /nafˈʃəxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your soul
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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The word
Word in context
- word
naf-she-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ma-to-MAR naf-she-KHA
- clause
ma-to-MAR naf-she-KHA ve-E-e-se-LAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ma-to-MAR naf-she-KHA ve-E-e-se-LAKH
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“soul, life”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:4
And Jonathan said to David, “What do you desire? I will do for you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 20:4, so the Hebrew word נַפְשְׁךָ֖ (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 Sam.20.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.4.W5.S1) and character.