Job 19:2:3Job.19.2.W3TAB
נַפְשִׁ֑י
nafshi
“my life or my soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHI
- Extended
- nahf-SHEE
- IPA
- /nafˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my life or my 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
naf-SHI
- clause
AD-a-NA to-ge-YUN naf-SHI
- sentence
AD-a-NA to-ge-YUN naf-SHI u-te-da-ke-u-NA-ni ve-mil-LIM
Exegesis
The direct object nafshi {נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄šî} ‘my soul’ foregrounds the inner self as the primary locus of suffering, while the second verb’s object is encoded in the suffix “me,” tightening the personal impact.
Root and etymology
nun-pe-shinnun–pe–shin
“breath, life, soul”
In context — Job 19:2
How long will you torment my soul and crush me with words?
About this coordinate
Job 19:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 19:2, so the Hebrew word נַפְשִׁ֑י (nafshi) 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.19.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.2.W3.S1) and character.