Leviticus 17:12:5Lev.17.12.W5TAB
כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ
kolnefesh
“every person”
- Transliteration
- kol-NE-fesh
- Extended
- kohl-NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /kɔl.ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- every person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
kol-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
kol-NE-fesh mi-KEM
- clause
al-KEN ah-mar-TEE liv-NEH yis-ra-EL kol-NE-fesh mi-KEM loh-TO-KHAL DAM
- sentence
al-KEN ah-mar-TEE liv-NEH yis-ra-EL kol-NE-fesh mi-KEM loh-TO-KHAL DAM veh-ha-GEHR ha-GAR beh-TOHK-khe-KHEM loh-YO-KHAL DAM
Exegesis
A universal subject is established by kol-nefesh {כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ | kol-ne-feš} followed by the negation-verb lo-tokhal {לֹא־תֹאכַל | lōʾ tōʾ-khal}, emphasizing the blood ban.
Root and etymology
n-p-šnun–pe–shin
“to breathe; life force”
In context — Leviticus 17:12
Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, “Every soul among you shall not eat blood, and the sojourner who sojourns among you shall not eat blood.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 17:12, so the Hebrew word כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ (kolnefesh) 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.17.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.12.W5.S1) and character.