Proverbs 24:12:9Prov.24.12.W9TAB
נַ֭פְשְׁךָ
nafeshekha
“your soul”
- Transliteration
- NA-fe-she-kha
- Extended
- NAH-eh-feh-sheh-khah
- IPA
- /ˈnaf.ʃə.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
NA-fe-she-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA
- clause
ZE ha-lo-TO-khen li-BOT hu-ya-VIN ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA
- sentence
ki-TO-mar HEN lo-ya-DA-e-nu ZE ha-lo-TO-khen li-BOT hu-ya-VIN ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA ve-he-SHIV le-a-DAM ke-fa-a-LO
Root and etymology
n-p-šnun–pe–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Proverbs 24:12
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not He who weighs hearts understand? And He who guards your soul —does He not know? And will He not repay each person according to his work?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Proverbs 24:12, so the Hebrew word נַ֭פְשְׁךָ (nafeshekha) 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.24.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.12.W9.S1) and character.