Ezekiel 18:4:5Ezek.18.4.W5TAB
כְּנֶ֧פֶשׁ
kenefesh
“as the soul of”
- Transliteration
- ke-NE-fesh
- Extended
- keh-NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /kəˈnɛfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as the soul of
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ke-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
ke-NE-fesh ha-AV
- clause
HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT LI HEN-na ke-NE-fesh ha-AV u-khe-NE-fesh ha-BEN li-HEN-na
- sentence
HEN kal-ha-ne-fa-SHOT LI HEN-na ke-NE-fesh ha-AV u-khe-NE-fesh ha-BEN li-HEN-na ha-NE-fesh ha-kho-TE-et HI ta-MUT
Exegesis
The paired constructs ke-nefesh ha-av {כְּנֶפֶשׁ הָאָב | kə-nefeš hā-ʾāv} and u-ke-nefesh ha-ben {וּכְנֶפֶשׁ הַבֵּן | u-kə-nefeš ha-bēn} create a merismus comparing father and son under equal claim.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are Mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son—they are Mine; the soul that sins will die.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 18:4, so the Hebrew word כְּנֶ֧פֶשׁ (kenefesh) 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.18.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.4.W5.S1) and character.