Leviticus 19:28:2Lev.19.28.W2TAB
לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ
lanefesh
“for the dead”
- Transliteration
- la-NE-fesh
- Extended
- lah-NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /la.ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the dead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
la-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh
- clause
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM
- sentence
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
Rootn-p-sh
“breath; life”
In context — Leviticus 19:28
You shall not make an incision for a soul in your flesh, and you shall not put engraving on yourselves. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 19:28, so the Hebrew word לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ (lanefesh) 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.19.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.28.W2.S1) and character.