Deuteronomy 20:16:13Deut.20.16.W13TAB
כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה׃
kolneshama
“any soul”
- Transliteration
- kol-ne-sha-MA
- Extended
- kol-neh-shah-MAH
- IPA
- /kol.nəʃaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- any soul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
kol-ne-sha-MA
- clause
LO te-khai-YE kol-ne-sha-MA
- sentence
RAK me-a-REI ha-a-MIM ha-EI-le a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-kha-LA LO te-khai-YE kol-ne-sha-MA
Exegesis
Finally, kōl nᵉšāmâ {כָּל־נְשָׁמָה | kōl nᵉšāmâ} ‘all breathing thing’ underscores the command’s totality. This pattern reflects a Hebrew legal structure of restriction, defining relative clause, and categorical prohibition, preserved in English by maintaining the restrictive particle and the causative nuance of the Hiphil imperfect.
Root and etymology
n-š-mnun–shin–mem
“breath, life force”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:16
But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance , you shall not let live any breathing thing.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 20:16, so the Hebrew word כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה׃ (kolneshama) 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.20.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.16.W13.S1) and character.