Proverbs 13:2:5Prov.13.2.W5TAB
וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ
venefesh
“but the appetite of”
- Transliteration
- ve-NE-fesh
- Extended
- veh-NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /vənɛˈfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the appetite of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-NE-fesh
- clause
ve-NE-fesh BOG-deem kha-MAS
- sentence
mip-pe-RI fi-ISH yo-KHAL TOV ve-NE-fesh BOG-deem kha-MAS
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction ve {וְ | wə} introduces nefeš {נֶ֖פֶשׁ | ne-feš} ‘soul’, which with the participle bogedim {בֹּגְדִים | bō-ge-dîm} ‘treacherous ones’ forms the subject of the second clause, with khamas {חָמָֽס | ḥā-mās} ‘violence’ as object. The parallel structure contrasts the appetite for good with the desire for violence.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–peh–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of a man’s mouth he will eat what is good, but the soul of the treacherous longs for violence.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:2, so the Hebrew word וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ (venefesh) 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.13.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.2.W5.S1) and character.