Leviticus 23:29:2Lev.23.29.W2TAB
כָל־הַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙
khohlhanefesh
“any person”
- Transliteration
- khohl-ha-NE-fesh
- Extended
- khohl-hah-NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /xɔl.hanˈnɛfeʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- any person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
khohl-ha-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
KI khohl-ha-NE-fesh
- clause
KI khohl-ha-NE-fesh a-SHER loh-teh-oo-NEH beh-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH
- sentence
KI khohl-ha-NE-fesh a-SHER loh-teh-oo-NEH beh-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH veh-nikh-re-TAH meh-a-me-HA
Exegesis
The expression kol-hanep̄eš {כָל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ | kol-hanep̄eš} ‘every soul’ uses a totality construction to include all individuals.
Root and etymology
n-p-š
“life, self”
In context — Leviticus 23:29
Every soul that does not humble itself on this exact day shall be cut off from its people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 23:29, so the Hebrew word כָל־הַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ (khohlhanefesh) 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.23.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.29.W2.S1) and character.