Jonah 2:7:3Jonah.2.7.W3TABWLC Jonah 2:8
נַפְשִׁ֔י
nafshi
“my soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHI
- Extended
- nahf-SHEE
- IPA
- /nafˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
be-hit-a-TEF a-LAI naf-SHI et-ye-ho-VAH za-KHAR-ti
- sentence
be-hit-a-TEF a-LAI naf-SHI et-ye-ho-VAH za-KHAR-ti va-ta-VO e-LE-kha te-fi-la-TI el-he-KHAL KAD-she-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase alai nafshi {עָלַי נַפְשִׁי | ʿā-lai naf-šî} ‘upon me, my soul’ localizes the experience internally.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“life; soul”
In context — Jonah 2:7
When my soul was growing faint within me, I remembered the LORD , and my prayer came to You, to Your holy temple .
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jonah 2:7, so the Hebrew word נַפְשִׁ֔י (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 Jonah.2.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.7.W3.S1) and character.