Numbers 19:13:12Num.19.13.W12TAB
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ
hanefesh
“that person”
- Transliteration
- ha-NE-fesh
- Extended
- hah-NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /hanˈnɛfɛʃ/
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-hi
- clause
KOL-ha-no-GE-a be-MET be-NE-fesh ha-a-DAM a-SHER-ya-MUT ve-LO yit-khat-TA et-mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH tim-ME ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-hi mi-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KOL-ha-no-GE-a be-MET be-NE-fesh ha-a-DAM a-SHER-ya-MUT ve-LO yit-khat-TA et-mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH tim-ME ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-hi mi-yis-ra-EL KI MEI nid-DA lo-zo-RAK a-LAV ta-ME yih-YE OD tum-a-TO VO
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive nifal in ve-nikhr’ta hanefesh hahi {וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא | wə-nikhrəṯā han-nefeš hā-hîʾ} ‘and was cut off that soul’ marks the penalty.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“life, soul”
In context — Numbers 19:13
Every person who touches a corpse without purifying himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD ; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel because the water of impurity was not sprinkled on him. He will remain unclean, for his uncleanness is still upon him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 19:13, 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.19.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.13.W12.S1) and character.