Ezekiel 18:27:10Ezek.18.27.W10TAB
אֶת־נַפְשׁ֥וֹ
etnafsho
“his life”
- Transliteration
- et-naf-SHO
- Extended
- eet-nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his life
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-naf-SHO
- phraseyour reading level
et-naf-SHO ye-kha-YE
- clause
HU et-naf-SHO ye-kha-YE
- sentence
u-ve-SHUV ra-SHA me-rish-e-a-TO a-SHER a-SA va-ya-AS mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA HU et-naf-SHO ye-kha-YE
Exegesis
The direct object marker et introduces nafsho {אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ | ʾet-naf-šō} ‘his soul/life,’ signaling the one rescued.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“life, soul, self”
In context — Ezekiel 18:27
And when a wicked man turns from his wickedness that he has committed and does justice and righteousness , he will preserve his soul alive.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:27:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 18:27, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נַפְשׁ֥וֹ (etnafsho) 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.18.27.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.27.W10.S1) and character.