Leviticus 22:11:3Lev.22.11.W3TAB
נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙
nefesh
“a slave”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh
- Extended
- NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /ˈnɛfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a slave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
ki-yik-NEH NE-fesh
- clause
ve-ko-HEN ki-yik-NEH NE-fesh kin-YAN kas-PO HOO yo-KHAL BO
- sentence
ve-ko-HEN ki-yik-NEH NE-fesh kin-YAN kas-PO HOO yo-KHAL BO vi-LEED bei-TO HEM yo-kh-LOO veh-lakh-MO
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yiqneh {יִקְנֶה | yiq-nêh} governs the construct chain kinyan kaspo {קִנְיַן כַּסְפּוֹ | kin-yān kas-pō}, specifying the means of acquiring nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | né-pheš}.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־שׁ
“breath, life, person”
In context — Leviticus 22:11
But if a priest acquires a person as property with his money, he may eat of it; and those born in his house may also eat of his bread .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:11, so the Hebrew word נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ (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 Lev.22.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.11.W3.S1) and character.