Exodus 23:9:6Exod.23.9.W6TAB
אֶת־נֶ֣פֶשׁ
etnefesh
“the life of”
- Transliteration
- et-NE-fesh
- Extended
- eht-NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the life of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
et-NE-fesh ha-GER
- clause
ve-at-TEM ye-da-TEM et-NE-fesh ha-GER ki-ge-RIM he-yi-TEM be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ve-GER LO til-KHATS ve-at-TEM ye-da-TEM et-NE-fesh ha-GER ki-ge-RIM he-yi-TEM be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase et nefesh ha-ger {אֶת־נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַגֵּ֔ר | ʾet ne-phēš ha-gēr} emphasizes the personal worth of the foreigner.
Root and etymology
n-p-šnun–pe–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Exodus 23:9
You shall not oppress the foreigner, for you know the soul of the foreigner and you yourselves were strangers in the land .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 23:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נֶ֣פֶשׁ (etnefesh) 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.23.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.9.W6.S1) and character.