Leviticus 22:6:1Lev.22.6.W1TAB
נֶ֚פֶשׁ
nefesh
“person”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh
- Extended
- NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- person
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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
- clause
NE-fesh a-SHER tig-ga-BO veh-tah-meh-AH ad-ha-AH-rev
- sentence
NE-fesh a-SHER tig-ga-BO veh-tah-meh-AH ad-ha-AH-rev veh-LO yo-KHAL min-ha-ko-da-SHIM KI im-ra-KHATS be-sa-RO bam-ma-YIM
Exegesis
The regulation begins with the noun nefesh {נֶ֚פֶשׁ | ne·feš} ‘soul, person’, establishing a generic individual.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“life, vitality”
In context — Leviticus 22:6
Any person who touches it shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat from the holy things unless he has washed his flesh in water.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 22:6, so the Hebrew word נֶ֚פֶשׁ (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.22.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.6.W1.S1) and character.