Proverbs 22:25:6Prov.22.25.W6TAB
לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
lenafshekha
“for your soul”
- Transliteration
- le-naf-SHE-kha
- Extended
- leh-nahf-SHEH-khah
- IPA
- /lənafˈʃɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
mo-KESH le-naf-SHE-kha
- clause
ve-la-kakh-TA mo-KESH le-naf-SHE-kha
- sentence
pen-te-e-LAF ar-kho-TO or-kho-TAV ve-la-kakh-TA mo-KESH le-naf-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The noun mokesh {מוֹקֵשׁ | mō-qēš} serves as the direct object, depicting the hidden device, while the prepositional phrase le-nafshecha {לְנַפְשֶׁךָ | lə-nafšeḵā} marks the soul as the affected party, structuring the verse as a conditional warning.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“soul, life, self”
In context — Proverbs 22:25
Lest you learn his ways and take a snare for your soul.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 22:25, so the Hebrew word לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (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.22.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.25.W6.S1) and character.