Proverbs 11:25:1Prov.11.25.W1TAB
נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָ֥ה
nefeshberakha
“a soul of blessing”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh-be-ra-KHA
- Extended
- NEH-fehsh-beh-raa-KHAA
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.fɛʃ.bəraːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a soul of blessing
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-fesh-be-ra-KHA
- clause
NE-fesh-be-ra-KHA te-DUSH-shan
- sentence
NE-fesh-be-ra-KHA te-DUSH-shan u-MAR-ve GAM-hu yo-RE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain nefesh-berakhah {נֶפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָה | nĕ-p̄eš-bərā-kāh} ‘soul of blessing’, linking nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | nĕ-p̄eš} ‘soul, inner being’ to berakhah {בְּרָכָה | bərā-kāh} ‘blessing’.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Proverbs 11:25
The soul of blessing will be enriched, and he who waters will himself also be watered.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:25, so the Hebrew word נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָ֥ה (nefeshberakha) 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.11.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.25.W1.S1) and character.