Proverbs 13:3:4Prov.13.3.W4TAB
נַפְשׁ֑וֹ
nafsho
“his life”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
naf-SHO
- clause
no-TSER PI-v sho-MER naf-SHO
- sentence
no-TSER PI-v sho-MER naf-SHO po-SEK se-fa-TAV me-khi-TA-la-LO
Exegesis
In the first clause, shomer {שֹׁמֵ֣ר | šō-mēr} ‘keeping’ with nafsho {נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | nap̄-šô} ‘his life’ forms a result sequence of preservation.
Root and etymology
n-p-šnun–pe–shin
“breath, soul, life”
In context — Proverbs 13:3
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life ; but whoever opens wide his lips comes to ruin .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:3, so the Hebrew word נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (nafsho) 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.13.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.3.W4.S1) and character.