Proverbs 28:17:3Prov.28.17.W3TAB
בְּדַם־נָפֶשׁ
bedamnafesh
“with blood of a life”
- Transliteration
- be-DAM-NA-fesh
- Extended
- beh-DAM-naa-FEHSH
- IPA
- /bəˈdam.naːˈfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- with blood of a life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
be-DAM-NA-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
A-dam a-SHUK be-DAM-NA-fesh ad-BOR ya-NUS
- sentence
A-dam a-SHUK be-DAM-NA-fesh ad-BOR ya-NUS al-yit-me-KHU-VO
Exegesis
The construct phrase be-dam-nefesh {בְּדַם־נָפֶשׁ | bə·ḏam ne·pheš} ‘in blood of life’ links dam and nefesh to denote bloodguilt.
Root and etymology
n-p-šnun–pe–shin
“life, soul”
In context — Proverbs 28:17
A man burdened by blood will flee to the pit ; let no one support him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 28:17, so the Hebrew word בְּדַם־נָפֶשׁ (bedamnafesh) 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.28.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.17.W3.S1) and character.