Deuteronomy 23:24:7Deut.23.24.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:25
כְּנַפְשְׁךָ
kenafshekha
“as your soul desires”
- Transliteration
- ke-naf-SHE-kha
- Extended
- keh-naf-SHEH-kha
- IPA
- /kənafˈʃɛxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- as your soul desires
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-naf-SHE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
be-KE-rem re-e-KHA ve-a-KHAL-ta a-na-VIM ke-naf-SHE-kha sa-ve-e-KHA ve-EL-KEL-ye-kha LO ti-TEN
- sentence
KI ta-VO be-KE-rem re-e-KHA ve-a-KHAL-ta a-na-VIM ke-naf-SHE-kha sa-ve-e-KHA ve-EL-KEL-ye-kha LO ti-TEN
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive veakhalta {וְאָכַלְתָּ | wə-ʼā-khal-tā} grants permission to eat anavim {עֲנָבִים | ʿa-nâ-vîm}, bounded by the idiom kenafshekha savekha {כְּנַפְשְׁךָ שָׂבְעֶךָ | kə-nap̄-ʃê-kā să-ḇə-ʿê-kā} expressing eating to capacity.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“life or soul”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:24
When you step into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat grapes until your appetite is satisfied, but you shall not deposit any in your own vessel .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 23:24, so the Hebrew word כְּנַפְשְׁךָ (kenafshekha) 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.23.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.24.W7.S1) and character.