Proverbs 19:8:3Prov.19.8.W3TAB
נַפְשׁ֑וֹ
nafsho
“his soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his soul
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
ko-NE-le-VAV o-HEV naf-SHO
- sentence
ko-NE-le-VAV o-HEV naf-SHO sho-MER te-vu-NA lim-tso-TO
Exegesis
The first hemistich uses koneh {קֹנֶה | qô-nê} ‘acquiring’ with the direct object lev {לֵב | lēv} ‘heart’, followed by ohev {אֹהֵב | ʾō-hêv} ‘loving’ with the pronominal object nap̄šô {נַפְשׁוֹ | nap̄-šô} ‘his soul’.
Root and etymology
n-p-sh
“soul, life”
In context — Proverbs 19:8
One who acquires heart loves his soul; he who guards understanding will find good .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:8, 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.19.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.8.W3.S1) and character.