Proverbs 27:7:1Prov.27.7.W1TAB
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nefesh
“a soul or a person”
- Transliteration
- NE-fesh
- Extended
- NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a soul or a person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-fesh
- clause
NE-fesh se-VE-a ta-VUS NO-fet
- sentence
NE-fesh se-VE-a ta-VUS NO-fet ve-NE-fesh re-E-va KAL-MAR ma-TOK
Exegesis
In the first clause, the noun phrase nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | nǝp̄eš} ‘soul’ is modified by the Qal participle seveah {שְׂבֵעָה | sə·bê·ʿā} ‘satisfied’, functioning adjectivally before the nominal head.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“to breathe, live”
In context — Proverbs 27:7
A soul that is satisfied will loathe honeycomb, but a soul that is hungry finds every bitter thing sweet.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:7, so the Hebrew word נֶ֣פֶשׁ (nefesh) 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.27.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.7.W1.S1) and character.