Proverbs 1:18:5Prov.1.18.W5TAB
לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃
lenafeshotam
“for their lives”
- Transliteration
- le-na-fe-SHO-tam
- Extended
- leh-nah-feh-SHOH-taam
- IPA
- /lənɑf.ʃoːˈt̪aːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for their lives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-na-fe-SHO-tam
- clause
yits-pe-NU le-na-fe-SHO-tam
- sentence
ve-HEM le-da-MAM ye-e-RO-vu yits-pe-NU le-na-fe-SHO-tam
Exegesis
The parallel phrase lenafshotam {לְנַפְשֹׁתָם | lə-naf-šō-tām} ‘for their lives’ mirrors the first, intensifying the theme of self-destruction. The absence of a vav between the verbs underscores immediacy, which the semicolon in the formal translation seeks to preserve.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“soul, life”
In context — Proverbs 1:18
But they lie in ambush for their own blood ; they lie in wait for their own lives .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:18, so the Hebrew word לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ (lenafeshotam) 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 Prov.1.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.18.W5.S1) and character.