Proverbs 27:7:5Prov.27.7.W5TAB
וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ
venefesh
“and a soul or a person”
- Transliteration
- ve-NE-fesh
- Extended
- veh-NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /vəˈnɛ.fɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a soul or a person
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-NE-fesh re-E-va
- clause
ve-NE-fesh re-E-va KAL-MAR ma-TOK
- sentence
NE-fesh se-VE-a ta-VUS NO-fet ve-NE-fesh re-E-va KAL-MAR ma-TOK
Exegesis
In the second parallel clause, the prefixed conjunction ve-nefesh {וְנֶפֶשׁ | wə-nǝp̄eš} ‘and soul’ resumes the subject role with reevah {רְעֵבָה | rə·ʿê·ḇā} ‘hungry’ indicating the state.
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 27:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 27:7, so the Hebrew word וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (venefesh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.7.W5.S1) and character.