Proverbs 24:14:4Prov.24.14.W4TAB
לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ
lenafshekha
“to your soul”
- Transliteration
- le-naf-SHE-kha
- Extended
- leh-nahf-SHEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ħɔx.mɔˈaː/
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 | |
| 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
le-naf-SHE-kha im-ma-TSA-ta ve-YESH a-kha-RIT
- clause
KEN de-EH kha-khe-MA le-naf-SHE-kha im-ma-TSA-ta ve-YESH a-kha-RIT
- sentence
KEN de-EH kha-khe-MA le-naf-SHE-kha im-ma-TSA-ta ve-YESH a-kha-RIT ve-tik-VA-te-kha LO ti-ka-RET
Exegesis
The imperative verb de’eh {דְּעֶ֥ה | dəʿeh} ‘know’ takes chokhmah {חָכְמָה | ḥākhmāh} ‘wisdom’ as its direct object, and the prepositional phrase le-naphshekha {לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ | lə-nap̄-šē-khā} ‘for your soul’ indicates beneficiary purpose.
Root and etymology
n-p-šnun–pe–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Proverbs 24:14
So know wisdom for your soul; if you have found it, then there is a future , and your hope will not be cut off.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:14, so the Hebrew word לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ (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.24.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.14.W4.S1) and character.