2 Samuel 19:5:142 Sam.19.5.W14TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:6
נֶ֥פֶשׁ
nefesh
“life”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh
- Extended
- NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /ˈnɛp̄ɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
NE-fesh ba-NE-kha
- clause
ham-me-mal-TIM et-naf-SHE-kha ha-YOM ve-ET NE-fesh ba-NE-kha u-ve-no-TE-kha ve-NE-fesh na-SHE-kha
- sentence
va-VA yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER ho-VASH-ta ha-YOM et-pe-NE kol-a-va-DE-kha ham-me-mal-TIM et-naf-SHE-kha ha-YOM ve-ET NE-fesh ba-NE-kha u-ve-no-TE-kha ve-NE-fesh na-SHE-kha ve-NE-fesh pi-lag-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The repetition of nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | nep̄eš} ‘life’ in a series of construct chains with pronominal suffixes creates a merismus that underscores the comprehensive scope of preservation—from the king to his sons, daughters, wives, and concubines. In translation, the Hifil perfect is rendered with simple past to reflect causative nuance, and the participle construction is rendered as a relative clause to preserve Hebrew syntactic emphasis.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“life; soul”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:5
And Joab came to the king’s house and said, “Today you have shamed all your servants who delivered your life and the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 19:5, so the Hebrew word נֶ֥פֶשׁ (nefesh) 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.19.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.5.W14.S1) and character.