1 Samuel 22:23:81 Sam.22.23.W8TAB
אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ
etnafshekha
“your life”
- Transliteration
- et-naf-SHE-kha
- Extended
- eht-nahf-SHEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.nafˈʃɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-naf-SHE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHE-kha
- clause
she-VA i-TI al-ti-RA KI a-sher-ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHE-kha
- sentence
she-VA i-TI al-ti-RA KI a-sher-ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHE-kha ki-mish-me-RET a-TA im-ma-DI
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yəvaqēš {יְבַקֵּשׁ | yə-ḇaq-qēš} ‘seek’ recurs to express a parallel threat to both participants, each governed by the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} and the noun nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | nefesh} ‘soul’ with corresponding suffixed pronouns, creating a structural parallelism that heightens the narrative tension.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־שׁnun–pe–shin
“breath; soul; life”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:23
Stay with me; do not be afraid, for the one who seeks my soul is also seeking your soul. You will be under my safeguard .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 22:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ (etnafshekha) 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.22.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.23.W8.S1) and character.