Deuteronomy 14:26:5Deut.14.26.W5TAB
נַפְשְׁךָ֜
nafshekha
“your soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-she-KHA
- Extended
- nahf-sheh-KHAH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃexa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your soul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
naf-she-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
be-KOL a-SHER-te-a-VEH naf-she-KHA
- clause
ve-na-ta-TA ha-KE-sef be-KOL a-SHER-te-a-VEH naf-she-KHA ba-ba-KAR u-va-TSO-n u-va-YA-yin u-va-SHE-khar u-ve-KOL a-SHER tish-OL-kha naf-SHE-kha
- sentence
ve-na-ta-TA ha-KE-sef be-KOL a-SHER-te-a-VEH naf-she-KHA ba-ba-KAR u-va-TSO-n u-va-YA-yin u-va-SHE-khar u-ve-KOL a-SHER tish-OL-kha naf-SHE-kha ve-a-khal-TA SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-sa-makh-TA a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
Exegesis
The relative clause bekol asher teaveh nafshekha {בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּ֨ה נַפְשְׁךָ֜ | bə-kol ʾă-šer tə-ʾa-weh nap̄-šə-kha} uses the particle asher {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾă-šer} to link totality with desire. The sequence babakar, uvatzon, uvayayin, and uvashhekar enumerates purchase categories, and the second relative clause uvechol asher tisholkha nafshekha intensifies choice.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun-pe-shin
“soul”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:26
And you shall give the silver for whatever your soul desires —in cattle, in sheep, in wine, and in strong drink, and for whatever your soul asks . And you shall eat there before the LORD your God , and you shall rejoice—you and your household .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 14:26, so the Hebrew word נַפְשְׁךָ֜ (nafshekha) 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.14.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.26.W5.S1) and character.