Jeremiah 15:9:4Jer.15.9.W4TAB
נָפְחָ֥ה
nafekha
“has breathed out”
- Transliteration
- na-fe-KHA
- Extended
- naa-feh-KHAA
- IPA
- /naː.fəˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has breathed out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
na-fe-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
na-fe-KHA naf-SHAH
- clause
um-le-LA yo-LE-det ha-shi-VA na-fe-KHA naf-SHAH VA-e BA shim-SHAH be-OD yo-MAM BO-SHA ve-kha-FE-ra
- sentence
um-le-LA yo-LE-det ha-shi-VA na-fe-KHA naf-SHAH VA-e BA shim-SHAH be-OD yo-MAM BO-SHA ve-kha-FE-ra u-she-E-ri-TAM la-KHE-rev e-TEN lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The pair nafchah nafsheh {נָפְחָה נַפְשָׁהּ | nāp̄-ḥāh naf-šāh} ‘has breathed out her life’ employs a Qal perfect verb with its object to depict the expiration of life.
In context — Jeremiah 15:9
The one who bore seven languishes; she has breathed out her life and her sun has gone down while it is still day. She is ashamed and humiliated. And their remnant I will give to the sword before their enemies, declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 15:9, so the Hebrew word נָפְחָ֥ה (nafekha) 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 Jer.15.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.9.W4.S1) and character.