Isaiah 15:4:11Isa.15.4.W11TAB
נַפְשׁ֖וֹ
nafsho
“his soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
naf-SHO
- clause
al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
- sentence
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
Exegesis
Finally, the construction nafsho yara lo {נַפְשׁ֖וֹ יָ֥רְעָה לּֽוֹ | nap-shō yā-rə-‘āh lō} ‘his soul trembled for him’ conveys personal anguish through the noun ‘soul’ plus a verb of trembling and a dative suffix. This progression from communal lament to heard lament to personal trembling underscores the intensifying distress of Moab.
Root and etymology
RootNun–Pe–Shin
“soul, life, inner being”
In context — Isaiah 15:4
Heshbon and Elealeh cried out; their voice was heard as far as Jahaz . Therefore, Moab’s armed men shouted; his soul trembled within him.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 15:4, so the Hebrew word נַפְשׁ֖וֹ (nafsho) 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 Isa.15.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.4.W11.S1) and character.