Leviticus 16:29:10Lev.16.29.W10TAB
אֶת־נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗ם
etnafshohteikhem
“your souls”
- Transliteration
- et-naf-SHOH-TEI-khem
- Extended
- et-naf-SHOH-TEE-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛt nafʃoˈteːxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your souls
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-naf-SHOH-TEI-khem
- phraseyour reading level
teh-ah-NU et-naf-SHOH-TEI-khem
- clause
ba-KHO-desh hash-vEE-EE be-ah-SOR la-KHO-desh teh-ah-NU et-naf-SHOH-TEI-khem veh-KHOHL-meh-la-KHAH loh teh-ah-SU ha-ez-RAKH veh-ha-GER ha-GAR be-toh-KHEM
- sentence
veh-hah-yeh-TAH la-KHEM leh-KHOO-KAT oh-LAAM ba-KHO-desh hash-vEE-EE be-ah-SOR la-KHO-desh teh-ah-NU et-naf-SHOH-TEI-khem veh-KHOHL-meh-la-KHAH loh teh-ah-SU ha-ez-RAKH veh-ha-GER ha-GAR be-toh-KHEM
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect te'anu governs et-nafshotekhem {אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם | et-naf-šō-tê-khem} ‘afflict your souls,’ an idiom for fasting or self-denial.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-pe-samekh
“life, soul”
In context — Leviticus 16:29
And it shall be for you an everlasting statute ; in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls , and you shall do no work of any kind, whether native-born or sojourner among you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 16:29, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֗ם (etnafshohteikhem) 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 Lev.16.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.29.W10.S1) and character.