Proverbs 2:10:5Prov.2.10.W5TAB
לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥
lenafshekha
“to your soul”
- Transliteration
- le-naf-SHE-kha
- Extended
- leh-nahf-SHEH-khaa
- IPA
- /lənɑfˈʃəxɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your soul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-naf-SHE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
le-naf-SHE-kha yin-E-m
- clause
ve-DA-at le-naf-SHE-kha yin-E-m
- sentence
ki-ta-VO khokh-MA be-li-BE-kha ve-DA-at le-naf-SHE-kha yin-E-m
Exegesis
The conjunction wə {וְ֝ | wə} then links da‘at {דַ֗עַת | daʿat} ‘knowledge’ to the verb yinʿām {יִנְעָֽם | yinʿām} ‘will be pleasant’, with lə-napšê-kha {לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ | lə-nap̄šê-kā} ‘to your soul’ marking the experiencer. This chiastic parallelism of entry and delight highlights the inward transformation that wisdom and knowledge bring.
In context — Proverbs 2:10
For wisdom will come into your heart , and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 2:10, so the Hebrew word לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ (lenafshekha) 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.2.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.10.W5.S1) and character.