Proverbs 1:19:5Prov.1.19.W5TAB
אֶת־נֶ֖פֶשׁ
etnefesh
“the life of”
- Transliteration
- ET-NE-fesh
- Extended
- EET-NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.nɛˈfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the life of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-NE-fesh
- clause
ET-NE-fesh be-a-LAV yik-KAKH
- sentence
KEN OR-khot KOL-BO-tse-a BA-tsa ET-NE-fesh be-a-LAV yik-KAKH
Exegesis
The noun batsa {בָּצַע | bōṣaʿ} ‘unjust gain’ functions as the object of the participle botzea, and et {אֶת | ʾet} ‘direct object marker’ introduces nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | nepeš} ‘soul/life’ as the object of the concluding verb yikkach {יִקָּח | yiqqāḥ} ‘it takes’.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ש
“breath, inner being”
In context — Proverbs 1:19
Thus are the paths of all who pursue unjust gain; it takes away the life of its owner .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נֶ֖פֶשׁ (etnefesh) 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.1.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.19.W5.S1) and character.