Proverbs 13:8:2Prov.13.8.W2TAB
נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִ֣ישׁ
nefeshish
“life of a man”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh-Ish
- Extended
- NEH-fehsh-EESH
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.fɛʃ.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- life of a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-fesh-Ish
- clause
KO-fer NE-fesh-Ish ASH-rev
- sentence
KO-fer NE-fesh-Ish ASH-rev ve-RASH LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
Exegesis
The construct chain kofer {כֹּפֶר | kō-p̄er} ‘ransom’ plus nefesh-ish {נֶפֶשׁ־אִישׁ | ne-p̄eš īš} ‘life of a man’ conveys an exchange.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Proverbs 13:8
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor person does not hear threat .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:8, so the Hebrew word נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִ֣ישׁ (nefeshish) 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.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.8.W2.S1) and character.