Ezekiel 16:5:14Ezek.16.5.W14TAB
נַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ
nafshekh
“your life or your self”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHE-kh
- Extended
- nahf-SHEH-kh
- IPA
- /nafˈʃeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- your life or your self
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
naf-SHE-kh
- phraseyour reading level
be-GO-al naf-SHE-kh
- clause
va-tush-le-KHI el-pe-NE ha-sa-DE be-GO-al naf-SHE-kh be-YOM hu-LE-det o-TA-kh
- sentence
lo-KHA-sa a-LAI-yekh A-yin la-a-SOT LA-kh a-KHAT me-EL-le le-khum-LA a-LA-yekh va-tush-le-KHI el-pe-NE ha-sa-DE be-GO-al naf-SHE-kh be-YOM hu-LE-det o-TA-kh
Exegesis
The construct bego'al nafshekh {בְּגֹעַל נַפְשֵׁךְ | bə-ḡō-ʿal nap̄-šēḵ} “abhorrence of your soul” combines two nouns in construct, carrying a passive nuance of being loathed by others.
Root and etymology
n-p-sh
“soul, life, desire”
In context — Ezekiel 16:5
No eye pitied you to do for you one of these things in compassion; but you were thrown into the open field, because you were loathed on the day you were born.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ezekiel 16:5, so the Hebrew word נַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ (nafshekh) 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 Ezek.16.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.5.W14.S1) and character.