Jeremiah 18:20:6Jer.18.20.W6TAB
לְנַפְשִׁ֑י
lenafshi
“for my life”
- Transliteration
- le-naf-SHI
- Extended
- leh-nahf-SHEE
- IPA
- /lənafˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for my life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-naf-SHI
- clause
ha-ye-shu-LAM TA-khat-to-VA ra-A KI-kha-RU shu-KHA le-naf-SHI
- sentence
ha-ye-shu-LAM TA-khat-to-VA ra-A KI-kha-RU shu-KHA le-naf-SHI ze-KHOR a-me-DI le-fa-NE-kha le-da-BER a-le-HEM to-VA le-ha-SHIV et-kha-MAT-kha me-HEM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki-karu {כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ | kî-kārū} introduces a causal clause karu shu-chah le-naf-shi {כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְנַפְשִׁ֑י | kî-kārū šû-ḥāh lĕ-nap̄-šî} where ‘they dug a pit for my soul,’ depicting deadly intent.
In context — Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before You to speak good concerning them, to turn away Your wrath from them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 18:20, so the Hebrew word לְנַפְשִׁ֑י (lenafshi) 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.18.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.20.W6.S1) and character.