Proverbs 16:26:1Prov.16.26.W1TAB
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nefesh
“a soul or appetite”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh
- Extended
- NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a soul or appetite
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-fesh
- clause
NE-fesh a-MEL a-me-LA LO
- sentence
NE-fesh a-MEL a-me-LA LO ki-A-khaf a-LAV PI-hu
Exegesis
In the first clause, nefesh {נֶ֣פֶשׁ | nepeš} ‘inner being’ functions as subject in construct with amel {עָ֭מֵל | ʿāmēl} ‘laborer,’ followed by the Qal perfect verb amlah {עָ֣מְלָה | ʿāməlāh} ‘labors’ agreeing in third person feminine singular.
Root and etymology
Rootn-p-sh
“inner being, breath”
In context — Proverbs 16:26
The appetite of the laborer labors for him, because his mouth presses him on.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:26, so the Hebrew word נֶ֣פֶשׁ (nefesh) 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.16.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.26.W1.S1) and character.