Genesis 19:20:16Gen.19.20.W16TAB
נַפְשִֽׁי׃
nafshi
“my life”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHI
- Extended
- nahf-SHEE
- IPA
- /naf.ˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my life
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
naf-SHI
- phraseyour reading level
u-te-KHI naf-SHI
- clause
im-mal-TA NA SHAM-ma ha-LO mi-tse-AR HI u-te-KHI naf-SHI
- sentence
hin-neh-NA ha-IR ha-ZOT ke-ro-VA la-NUS SHAM-ma ve-HI mi-tse-AR im-mal-TA NA SHAM-ma ha-LO mi-tse-AR HI u-te-KHI naf-SHI
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“breath, life, self”
In context — Genesis 19:20
See now, this city lies close for flight, and it is small. Please let me escape there—surely it is but a small place?—so that my soul may live.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 19:20, so the Hebrew word נַפְשִֽׁי׃ (nafshi) 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.19.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.20.W16.S1) and character.