Deuteronomy 13:3:20Deut.13.3.W20TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:4
וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃
uvekholnafshekhem
“and with all your soul”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
- Extended
- oo-veh-KHOL-naf-SHEH-khem
- IPA
- /uvəxol.nafˈʃexem/
Meaning by language
- English
- and with all your soul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
- clause
KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
- sentence
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
Exegesis
The double et {אֶת | ʾet} before YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem intensifies the object of devotion, and the paired prepositional phrases bə-khol-le-vāv-khem {בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם | bə-khol-le-vāv-khem} and u-ve-khol-naf-shê-khem {וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶם | u-ve-khol-naf-shê-khem} echo covenantal language of total commitment. The English rendering mirrors this structure via the prohibitive main clause, coordinated objects, causal-purpose syntax, and parallel devotion phrases.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“soul, life, self”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:3
You must not give heed to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you, to learn whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:3:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Deuteronomy 13:3, so the Hebrew word וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ (uvekholnafshekhem) 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 Deut.13.3.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.3.W20.S1) and character.