Numbers 21:4:10Num.21.4.W10TAB
נֶֽפֶשׁ־הָעָ֖ם
nefeshhaam
“the soul of the people”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh-ha-AM
- Extended
- NEH-fesh-hah-AAM
- IPA
- /ˈnɛfɛʃhaˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the soul of the people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-fesh-ha-AM
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-TSAR NE-fesh-ha-AM
- clause
va-tik-TSAR NE-fesh-ha-AM ba-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-yis-U me-HOR ha-HAR DE-rekh yam-SUF lis-VOv et-E-rets e-DOM va-tik-TSAR NE-fesh-ha-AM ba-DA-rekh
Exegesis
The following vav-consecutive imperfect vatiktzar {וַתִּקְצַ֥ר | wat·tiq·ṣar} introduces the people’s reaction, with nefesh-haam {נֶֽפֶשׁ־הָעָ֖ם | néfeš-ha-‘ām} as subject.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“life, breath”
In context — Numbers 21:4
And they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Sea of Reeds to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became impatient on the way.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 21:4, so the Hebrew word נֶֽפֶשׁ־הָעָ֖ם (nefeshhaam) 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.21.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.4.W10.S1) and character.