Proverbs 16:17:6Prov.16.17.W6TAB
נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ
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
- phraseyour reading level
sho-MER naf-SHO
- clause
sho-MER naf-SHO no-TSER dar-KHO
- sentence
me-sil-LAT ye-sha-RIM SUR me-RA sho-MER naf-SHO no-TSER dar-KHO
Exegesis
The parallel Qal participles shomer {שֹׁמֵר | šō-mer} ‘guarding’ + nafsho {נַפְשׁוֹ | nap-šô} ‘soul’ and notzer {נֹצֵר | nō-zēr} ‘preserving’ + darko {דַרְכּוֹ | dar-kô} ‘way’ form balanced clauses that emphasize moral vigilance, highlighting how proactive watchfulness leads to personal stability.
Root and etymology
Rootn-p-sh
“to breathe; life, soul”
In context — Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who guards his way preserves his soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 16:17, so the Hebrew word נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ (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.16.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.17.W6.S1) and character.