2 Samuel 16:11:102 Sam.16.11.W10TAB
אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֑י
etnafshi
“my life”
- Transliteration
- et-naf-SHI
- Extended
- eht-nahf-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.nafˈʃiː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV hi-NE ve-NI a-sher-ya-TSA mi-ME-ai me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV hi-NE ve-NI a-sher-ya-TSA mi-ME-ai me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ve-AF ki-a-TA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI ha-NI-khu LO vi-kal-LEL KI a-MAR-lo ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Piel participle mevakesh {מְבַקֵּשׁ | mə-va-qēš} ‘seeking’ governs the direct object et nafshi {אֶת־נַפְשִׁי | ʾeṯ nap-šî} ‘my life’, conveying an ongoing threat.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“soul; life”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:11
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants , “Behold, my son who came forth from my own body is seeking my life; how much more now this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do so.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 16:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֑י (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 2 Sam.16.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.11.W10.S1) and character.