Proverbs 15:32:4Prov.15.32.W4TAB
נַפְשׁ֑וֹ
nafsho
“his self or his life”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his self or 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
po-RE-a mu-SAR mo-ES naf-SHO
- sentence
po-RE-a mu-SAR mo-ES naf-SHO ve-sho-ME-a to-KHA-khat ko-NE LEV
Exegesis
The first participial clause porea musar {פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר | p̄ō-rē-ʻa mū-sār} ‘one who rejects discipline’ parallels moʾes nap̄šô {מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ | mō-ʾēs nap̄šô} ‘despises his soul.’
Root and etymology
n-p-š
“breath, life, soul”
In context — Proverbs 15:32
He who rejects instruction despises his own soul , but he who heeds correction gains understanding.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:32, 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.15.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.32.W4.S1) and character.