Numbers 15:31:8Num.15.31.W8TAB
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ
hanefesh
“that person”
- Transliteration
- ha-NE-fesh
- Extended
- hah-NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /tik.kaˈreːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- that person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
ha-NE-fesh ha-HU
- clause
hi-ka-RET ti-ka-RET ha-NE-fesh ha-HU a-vo-NAH BAH
- sentence
KI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ba-ZAH ve-ET-mits-VA-to he-FAR hi-ka-RET ti-ka-RET ha-NE-fesh ha-HU a-vo-NAH BAH
Exegesis
The noun phrase hannepesh hahi {הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא | han-nepeš ha-hîʾ} ‘that person’ singles out the offender, and the prepositional phrase avonah bah {עֲוֺנָה בָּהּ | ʿa-wō-nāh bāh} ‘guilt in them’ denotes lasting accountability. The translation “shall surely be cut off” preserves the force of the Hebrew repetition.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“breath, life, self”
In context — Numbers 15:31
Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken His commandment , that person shall surely be cut off; their guilt is upon them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:31:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 15:31, so the Hebrew word הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ (hanefesh) 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 Num.15.31.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.31.W8.S1) and character.