Proverbs 13:4:3Prov.13.4.W3TAB
נַפְשׁ֣וֹ
nafsho
“his soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his soul
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
mit-a-VA va-A-yin naf-SHO A-tsel
- sentence
mit-a-VA va-A-yin naf-SHO A-tsel ve-NE-fesh kha-ru-TSIM te-du-SHAN
Exegesis
The nominal phrase nefsho atsel {נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל | nefp̄šô ʿāẓēl} ‘the soul of the sluggard’ serves as the subject of the first clause.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“soul, life”
In context — Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires but has nothing; the soul of the diligent shall be enriched .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:4, so the Hebrew word נַפְשׁ֣וֹ (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.13.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.4.W3.S1) and character.