Judges 18:25:11Judg.18.25.W11TAB
נֶ֔פֶשׁ
nefesh
“life”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh
- Extended
- NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
ma-REI NE-fesh
- clause
pen-yif-ge-U va-KHEM a-na-SHIM ma-REI NE-fesh ve-a-saf-TA naf-she-KHA ve-NE-fesh BEI-te-KHA
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru e-LAV be-NEI-DAN al-ta-shMA kol-KHA im-MA-nu pen-yif-ge-U va-KHEM a-na-SHIM ma-REI NE-fesh ve-a-saf-TA naf-she-KHA ve-NE-fesh BEI-te-KHA
Exegesis
The nominal phrase marei{מָרֵי | mārē} ‘bitter of soul’ + nefesh{נֶפֶשׁ | nepeš} ‘soul’ intensifies the threat.
Root and etymology
n-p-š
“life; soul”
In context — Judges 18:25
The sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or embittered souls may rush upon you, and you will lose your life and the life of your household.”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 18:25, so the Hebrew word נֶ֔פֶשׁ (nefesh) 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 Judg.18.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.25.W11.S1) and character.