Proverbs 21:23:6Prov.21.23.W6TAB
נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
nafsho
“his life”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his life
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
- phraseyour reading level
mi-tsa-ROT naf-SHO
- clause
sho-MER mi-tsa-ROT naf-SHO
- sentence
sho-MER PIW u-le-sho-NO sho-MER mi-tsa-ROT naf-SHO
Exegesis
The second shomer introduces the consequence clause, where guarding speech leads to guarding nafsho {נַפְשֽׁוֹ | nap̄-šō-w} ‘his soul’ from mitzarot {מִצָּרוֹת | mi-ṣṣā-rō-ṯ} ‘troubles.’ This syntactic parallelism underscores the cause-and-effect relationship between verbal restraint and personal protection.
Root and etymology
נ-פ-ש
“soul, life”
In context — Proverbs 21:23
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:23, so the Hebrew word נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (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.21.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.23.W6.S1) and character.