Proverbs 19:2:3Prov.19.2.W3TAB
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nefesh
“a person or life or soul”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh
- Extended
- NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a person or life or soul
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
GAM be-LO-DA-at NE-fesh lo-TOV
- sentence
GAM be-LO-DA-at NE-fesh lo-TOV ve-ATS be-rag-LA-yim kho-TE
Exegesis
The first clause features a fronted negative nominal phrase bə-lōʾ da‛at nē-fesh {בְּלֹא־דַּעַת נֶפֶשׁ | bə-lōʾ da‛-at ne-fesh} ‘without knowledge the soul’, followed by the predicate lōʾ tōv {לֹא־טוֹב | lōʾ tôv} ‘is not good’.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“breath, life, soul”
In context — Proverbs 19:2
Also, a soul without knowledge is not good , and one who is hasty with his feet sins .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:2, 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.19.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.2.W3.S1) and character.