Leviticus 23:32:6Lev.23.32.W6TAB
אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם
etnafshoteykhem
“your souls”
- Transliteration
- ET-naf-sho-TEY-khem
- Extended
- eht-naf-shoh-TEY-khehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛt nafʃoˈteːxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your souls
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-naf-sho-TEY-khem
- clause
sha-BAT sha-ba-TON HU la-KHEM ve-i-ni-TEM ET-naf-sho-TEY-khem
- sentence
sha-BAT sha-ba-TON HU la-KHEM ve-i-ni-TEM ET-naf-sho-TEY-khem be-tish-AH la-KHO-desh ba-E-rev me-E-rev ad-E-rev tish-be-TU sha-BAT-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction wəʿinnīṯem {וְעִנִּיתֶם | wəʿinnīṯem} introduces a coordinate verb demanding ritual self-affliction, and ʼet-nafšōṯêyḵem {אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם | ʼet-nafšōṯêyḵem} ‘your souls’ highlights the focus of that affliction.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-pey-shin
“life, soul”
In context — Leviticus 23:32
A sabbath of complete rest it shall be for you, and you shall afflict your souls ; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall observe your sabbath .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 23:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם (etnafshoteykhem) 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.23.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.32.W6.S1) and character.