Proverbs 13:19:4Prov.13.19.W4TAB
לְנָ֑פֶשׁ
lenafesh
“to the soul”
- Transliteration
- le-NA-fesh
- Extended
- leh-NAA-fehsh
- IPA
- /ləˈnaː.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the soul
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
le-NA-fesh
- clause
ta-a-VA nih-he-YA te-e-RAV le-NA-fesh
- sentence
ta-a-VA nih-he-YA te-e-RAV le-NA-fesh ve-to-a-VAT ke-si-LIM SUR me-RA
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect teʿeráv {תֶּעֱרַב | teʿeráv} ‘is sweet’ serves as a predicate and takes the prepositional phrase lə-nāphēš {לְנָפֶשׁ | lə-nāphēš} ‘to the soul,’ emphasizing internal satisfaction.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־שnun–peh–shin
“life, soul”
In context — Proverbs 13:19
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul ; but for fools, turning away from evil is abomination .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:19, so the Hebrew word לְנָ֑פֶשׁ (lenafesh) 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.13.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.19.W4.S1) and character.