Judges 18:25:13Judg.18.25.W13TAB
נַפְשְׁךָ֖
nafshekha
“your life”
- Transliteration
- naf-she-KHA
- Extended
- nahf-sheh-KHAA
- IPA
- /naf.ʃəˈxɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your life
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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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
naf-she-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-saf-TA naf-she-KHA
- 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
Finally, the vav-consecutive perfect vesaphta{וְאָסַפְתָּ | wəʾāsaftā} ‘and you will bring upon’ governs the direct object nafshekha{נַפְשְׁךָ | nap̄šexā} ‘your life’ and the coordinated object venepeš{וְנֶפֶשׁ | wənepeš} ‘and life’, with betecha{בֵּיתֶךָ | bêṯexā} ‘of your household’ as a secondary object. Sequential progression from prohibition through threat to consequence heightens the verse’s coercive force.
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 18:25:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 18:25, so the Hebrew word נַפְשְׁךָ֖ (nafshekha) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.25.W13.S1) and character.