Job 18:4:2Job.18.4.W2TAB
נַפְשׁ֗וֹ
nafsho
“his life or his soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his life or his soul
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 | |
| 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
naf-SHO
- phraseyour reading level
TO-ref naf-SHO
- clause
TO-ref naf-SHO be-A-po hal-me-MA-an-kha te-a-ZAV A-rets
- sentence
TO-ref naf-SHO be-A-po hal-me-MA-an-kha te-a-ZAV A-rets ve-ye-TAK-tsur mim-me-ko-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with a verbless characterization using the Qal participle toref {טֹרֵף | ṭō-rêp̄} ‘tearing’, portraying the addressee’s self-destructive action toward his nafsho {נַפְשׁוֹ | nap̄-šô} ‘life’.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“to breathe”
In context — Job 18:4
You who tear your life in your anger, is it for your sake that the earth will be forsaken, and that the rock will move from its place?
About this coordinate
Job 18:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 18:4, so the Hebrew word נַפְשׁ֗וֹ (nafsho) 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.18.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.4.W2.S1) and character.