Jeremiah 22:27:4Jer.22.27.W4TAB
אֶת־נַפְשָׁ֖ם
etnafsham
“{direct object} their life or their soul”
- Transliteration
- et-naf-SHAM
- Extended
- eht-naf-SHAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt nafˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} their life or their soul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-naf-SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-se-IM et-naf-SHAM
- clause
ve-AL-ha-A-rets a-SHER-HEM me-na-se-IM et-naf-SHAM la-SHUV SHAM
- sentence
ve-AL-ha-A-rets a-SHER-HEM me-na-se-IM et-naf-SHAM la-SHUV SHAM SHA-ma LO ya-SHU-vu
Exegesis
The paired adverbs sham {שָׁם | šām} and shammah {שָׁמָּה | šām-mā} form a reduplication emphasizing the desired location.
Root and etymology
n-p-šnun–pe–shin
“soul, desire”
In context — Jeremiah 22:27
But concerning the land to which they are lifting up their soul to return, they shall not return.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 22:27, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נַפְשָׁ֖ם (etnafsham) 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.22.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.27.W4.S1) and character.