Exodus 21:30:6Exod.21.30.W6TAB
נַפְשׁ֑וֹ
nafsho
“his life”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /naf.ˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his life
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 | |
| 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
naf-SHO
- clause
im-KO-fer yu-SHAT a-LAV ve-na-TAN pid-YON naf-SHO
- sentence
im-KO-fer yu-SHAT a-LAV ve-na-TAN pid-YON naf-SHO ke-KHOL a-SHER-yu-SHAT a-LAV
Exegesis
The nominal phrase pidyon nafsho {פִּדְיֹן נַפְשׁוֹ | p̄id-yōn nap̄-shô} ‘redemption of his life’ expresses the purpose.
Root and etymology
n-p-shn-p-sh
“life; personhood”
In context — Exodus 21:30
If a ransom is imposed on him, he must give redemption for his life equal to whatever is imposed on him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 21:30, so the Hebrew word נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (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 Exod.21.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.30.W6.S1) and character.