Genesis 19:17:7Gen.19.17.W7TAB
עַל־נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ
alnafshekha
“for your life”
- Transliteration
- al-naf-SHE-kha
- Extended
- ahl-nahf-SHEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʕal.naf.ˈʃɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for your life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-naf-SHE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha
- clause
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET pen-tis-sa-FE
Exegesis
The Niphal imperative himmalet {הִמָּלֵט | him-mā-lēṭ} connects with al nafshekha {עַל־נַפְשֶׁךָ | ʿal-naf-še-khā} to form an urgent self-preservation plea.
Root and etymology
RootNun–Pe–Shin
“throat, life, whole person”
In context — Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass, as he brought them outside, he said, “Escape for your life ! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the plain . Escape to the mountain, lest you be destroyed.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 19:17, so the Hebrew word עַל־נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ (alnafshekha) 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 Gen.19.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.17.W7.S1) and character.