Jeremiah 15:9:5Jer.15.9.W5TAB
נַפְשָׁ֛הּ
nafshah
“her life or her soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHAH
- Extended
- nahf-SHAAH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- her life or her 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
naf-SHAH
- 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.
Root and etymology
n-p-š
“breath, life, soul”
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 15:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 15:9, so the Hebrew word נַפְשָׁ֛הּ (nafshah) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.9.W5.S1) and character.