Jeremiah 22:25:4Jer.22.25.W4TAB
נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ
nafshekha
“your life”
- Transliteration
- naf-she-KHA
- Extended
- nahf-sheh-KHAA
- IPA
- /naf.ʃeˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your life
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
naf-she-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
me-vak-she naf-she-KHA
- clause
u-ne-tat-TI-kha be-YAD me-vak-she naf-she-KHA u-ve-YAD a-sher-at-TA ya-GOR mi-pe-ne-HEM
- sentence
u-ne-tat-TI-kha be-YAD me-vak-she naf-she-KHA u-ve-YAD a-sher-at-TA ya-GOR mi-pe-ne-HEM u-ve-YAD ne-vu-khad-re-TSAR ME-lekh-ba-VEL u-ve-YAD ha-kas-DIM
Exegesis
The participle mevaqshei nafshekha {מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשֶׁךָ | mə-vaq-šê naf-šə-ḵā} ‘those who seek your life’ employs nefesh to denote the person’s entire being under threat.
Root and etymology
nun–pe–shin
“life, soul”
In context — Jeremiah 22:25
I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life , and into the hand of those before whom you are fearful, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 22:25, so the Hebrew word נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ (nafshekha) 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.22.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.25.W4.S1) and character.