Proverbs 11:17:2Prov.11.17.W2TAB
נַ֭פְשׁוֹ
nafesho
“his self or his life”
- Transliteration
- NA-fe-sho
- Extended
- NAH-feh-shoh
- IPA
- /ˈnaf.ʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his self or his life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NA-fe-sho
- clause
go-MEL NA-fe-sho ISH KHA-sed
- sentence
go-MEL NA-fe-sho ISH KHA-sed ve-o-KHER she-E-ro a-khe-za-RI
Exegesis
Each participle phrase directs action to a possessive object: gomel affects nafsho {נַפְשׁוֹ | naf-sho} ‘his soul,’ while o’ker acts on she’ero {שְׁאֵר֗וֹ | šə-’ē-rō} ‘his own flesh.’
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Proverbs 11:17
A man of kindness does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 11:17, so the Hebrew word נַ֭פְשׁוֹ (nafesho) 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.11.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.17.W2.S1) and character.