Deuteronomy 18:6:10Deut.18.6.W10TAB
בְּכָל־אַוַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ
bekholavat nafsho
“with all the desire of his soul”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOL-a-VAT naf-SHO
- Extended
- beh-KHOHL-ah-VAT nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /bəχol.ʔavˈvat nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with all the desire of his soul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOL-a-VAT naf-SHO
- clause
u-VA be-KHOL-a-VAT naf-SHO el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-VO ha-le-VI me-a-KHAD she-a-re-KHA mi-KOL-yis-ra-EL a-SHER-hu GAR SHAM u-VA be-KHOL-a-VAT naf-SHO el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase u-va be-khol a-vat nafsho {וּבָא בְּכָל־אַוַּת נַפְשׁוֹ | ū-bāʾ bə-ḵōl ʾă-vat nap̄-šōʾ} conveys total volition by combining preposition and noun.
Root and etymology
ʼ-w-haleph–vav–heh
“to desire, long for”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:6
And when the Levite comes from one of your gates in all Israel, where he sojourns, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD will choose.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 18:6, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־אַוַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ (bekholavat nafsho) 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.18.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.6.W10.S1) and character.