2 Samuel 18:13:22 Sam.18.13.W2TAB
בְנַפְשִׁי֙
venafshi
“against my life”
- Transliteration
- ve-naf-SHI
- Extended
- veh-nahf-SHEE
- IPA
- /vənafˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against my life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-naf-SHI
- phraseyour reading level
o-a-SI-ti ve-naf-SHI
- clause
o-a-SI-ti ve-naf-SHI SHE-ker ve-khol-da-VAR lo-yik-ka-KHED min-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
o-a-SI-ti ve-naf-SHI SHE-ker ve-khol-da-VAR lo-yik-ka-KHED min-ha-ME-lekh ve-a-TA tit-ya-TSEV mi-NE-ged
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-napshi {בְּנַפְשִׁי | bə-nap̄-šî} ‘with my soul’ intensifies the personal stake in the action.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־שׁ
“life, soul”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:13
Otherwise, I would have acted falsely against my life, for not a matter would have been hidden from the king, and you would have kept your distance .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 18:13, so the Hebrew word בְנַפְשִׁי֙ (venafshi) 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.18.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.13.W2.S1) and character.