Ezekiel 22:27:8Ezek.22.27.W8TAB
נְפָשׁ֔וֹת
nefashot
“lives”
- Transliteration
- ne-fa-SHOT
- Extended
- neh-fah-SHOHT
- IPA
- /nəfaˈʃoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- lives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-fa-SHOT
- phraseyour reading level
le-a-BED ne-fa-SHOT
- clause
li-she-PAKH-DAM le-a-BED ne-fa-SHOT le-MA-an be-TSO-a BA-tsa
- sentence
sa-RE-ha ve-kir-BA ki-ze-VIM tor-FE TA-ref li-she-PAKH-DAM le-a-BED ne-fa-SHOT le-MA-an be-TSO-a BA-tsa
Exegesis
Two infinitive clauses, lishpokh-dam {לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם | liš-pāḵ dām} ‘to pour out blood’ and le’abbed nefashot {לְאַבֵּ֣ד נְפָשׁ֔וֹת | lə-ʾabbêḏ nᵉp̄āšōṯ} ‘to destroy souls,’ enumerate the violent acts.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“soul, life”
In context — Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing prey, to pour out blood and to destroy souls , in order to make unjust profit .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 22:27, so the Hebrew word נְפָשׁ֔וֹת (nefashot) 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.22.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.27.W8.S1) and character.