Jeremiah 17:21:5Jer.17.21.W5TAB
בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם
benafshotekhem
“for your lives or for yourselves”
- Transliteration
- be-naf-sho-te-KHEM
- Extended
- beh-nahf-shoh-teh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /bənɑf.ʃoːteːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for your lives or for yourselves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-naf-sho-te-KHEM
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The phrase benafshoteikhem {בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם | bə-naf-šō-tê-ḵem} conveys purpose as a life-preserving exhortation.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“life, soul”
In context — Jeremiah 17:21
Thus says the LORD : "Guard yourselves diligently for the sake of your lives, and do not carry any burden on the Sabbath day , nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 17:21, so the Hebrew word בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (benafshotekhem) 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.17.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.21.W5.S1) and character.