Ezekiel 23:22:12Ezek.23.22.W12TAB
נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ
nafshekh
“your soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHE-kh
- Extended
- nahf-SHEH-kh
- IPA
- /nafˈʃeːχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- your soul
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
a-sher-na-ke-A naf-SHE-kh
- clause
la-KHEN a-ho-li-VA ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI hin-ne-NI me-IR et-me-a-ha-VA-yekh a-LA-yekh ET a-sher-na-ke-A naf-SHE-kh me-HEM
- sentence
la-KHEN a-ho-li-VA ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI hin-ne-NI me-IR et-me-a-ha-VA-yekh a-LA-yekh ET a-sher-na-ke-A naf-SHE-kh me-HEM va-ha-ve-TIM a-LA-yekh mi-sa-VIV
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-naqa {אֲשֶׁר־נָקְעָ֥ה | ʾă-šer-nā-q-ʿāh} ‘which has turned away’ uses a perfect verb to denote a completed past action affecting naphshekh {נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ | nap̄-šē-ḵ} ‘your soul.’
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“life, soul, desire”
In context — Ezekiel 23:22
Therefore, Aholibah, thus says the Lord GOD : “Behold, I am stirring up your lovers against you, those from whom your soul has turned away, and I will bring them against you on every side.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 23:22, so the Hebrew word נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ (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.23.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.22.W12.S1) and character.