Job 14:22:4Job.14.22.W4TAB
וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ
venafsho
“and his soul or his life”
- Transliteration
- ve-NAF-sho
- Extended
- veh-NAHF-shoh
- IPA
- /wənafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his soul or his life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-NAF-sho
- clause
ve-NAF-sho a-LAV te-e-VAL
- sentence
AKH-be-sa-RO a-LAV yikh-AV ve-NAF-sho a-LAV te-e-VAL
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-nafsho {וְ֝נַפְשׁוֹ | wə-nafšô} ‘and his soul’ introduces the second line, mirrored by the same locative alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāyw} and the Qal imperfect teʾĕḇāl {תֶּאֱבָֽל | teʾĕḇāl} ‘it mourns’, agreeing with the feminine noun. The repetition of structure and terms underscores an inward focus on both flesh and soul, intensifying the portrayal of comprehensive grief without an explicit agent.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“life, self”
In context — Job 14:22
Only his flesh upon him is in pain, and his soul upon him mourns .
About this coordinate
Job 14:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 14:22, so the Hebrew word וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ (venafsho) 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 Job.14.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.22.W4.S1) and character.