Isaiah 19:10:6Isa.19.10.W6TAB
אַגְמֵי־נָֽפֶשׁ׃
agmenafesh
“ponds of life”
- Transliteration
- ag-me-NA-fesh
- Extended
- ahg-meh-NAA-fehsh
- IPA
- /ʔag.meː.ˈnaːfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- ponds of life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ag-me-NA-fesh
- clause
KAL-o-SE SE-kher ag-me-NA-fesh
- sentence
ve-ha-YU sha-to-TE-ha me-du-kA-IM KAL-o-SE SE-kher ag-me-NA-fesh
Exegesis
Finally, agmei-nafesh {אַגְמֵי־נָֽפֶשׁ | ʾağmē-nāpeš} literally ‘pools of the soul’ functions idiomatically as ‘sources of livelihood,’ highlighting economic subsistence rather than spiritual connotations. This structure links the collapse of Egypt’s material foundations with a moral judgment on economic exploitation.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־שׁn–p–š
“soul, life”
In context — Isaiah 19:10
And her foundations will be crushed ; all who make a living will be grieved.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 19:10, so the Hebrew word אַגְמֵי־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ (agmenafesh) 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.19.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.10.W6.S1) and character.