Proverbs 18:19:2Prov.18.19.W2TAB
נִפְשָׁ֥ע
nifsha
“offended”
- Transliteration
- nif-SHA
- Extended
- nihf-SHAA
- IPA
- /nifˈʃaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- offended
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nif-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
nif-SHA mik-ki-ryat-OZ
- clause
AKH nif-SHA mik-ki-ryat-OZ
- sentence
AKH nif-SHA mik-ki-ryat-OZ u-me-do-NIM u-mid-ya-NIM kiv-RI-akh ar-MON
Exegesis
The verse opens with akh {אָ֗ח | ʾāḥ} ‘brother’ modified by the Niphal participle nifsha {נִפְשָׁ֥ע | nip-šāʿ} ‘was offended’, indicating a resultant relational break.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–shin–ayin
“to transgress, offend”
In context — Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:19, so the Hebrew word נִפְשָׁ֥ע (nifsha) 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.18.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.19.W2.S1) and character.