Numbers 19:11:3Num.19.11.W3TAB
לְכָל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ
lekholnefesh
“of any person”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-NE-fesh
- Extended
- leh-KHOHL-NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /ləxolˈnɛfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- of any person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-KHOL-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHOL-NE-fesh a-DAM
- clause
ha-no-GE-a be-MET le-KHOL-NE-fesh a-DAM
- sentence
ha-no-GE-a be-MET le-KHOL-NE-fesh a-DAM ve-ta-ME shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bemet {בְּמֵת | bə·mēt} ‘with a corpse’ specifies the object, followed by the construct chain lkol-nefesh adam {לְכָל־נֶפֶשׁ אָדָם | lə·kōl ne·fēš ʾā·ḏām} ‘of any person’, broadening the prohibition.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“life, soul”
In context — Numbers 19:11
Whoever touches a corpse of any person shall be unclean for seven days.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 19:11, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ (lekholnefesh) 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.19.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.11.W3.S1) and character.