Proverbs 28:25:1Prov.28.25.W1TAB
רְחַב־נֶ֭פֶשׁ
rekhavnefesh
“one broad of appetite or greedy”
- Transliteration
- re-KHAV-NE-fesh
- Extended
- reh-KHAV-NEH-fehsh
- IPA
- /rəˈħav.ˈnɛfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- one broad of appetite or greedy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
re-KHAV-NE-fesh
- clause
re-KHAV-NE-fesh ye-ga-RE ma-DON
- sentence
re-KHAV-NE-fesh ye-ga-RE ma-DON u-vo-TE-akh al-ye-ho-VAH ye-du-SHAN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct noun rehav-nefesh {רְחַב־נֶ֭פֶשׁ | reḥaḇ-népeš} ‘wide soul’, an idiom for greedy appetite that sets the character’s disposition.
Root and etymology
RootNun–Peh–Shin
“soul, self, desire”
In context — Proverbs 28:25
A person of greedy desire stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 28:25, so the Hebrew word רְחַב־נֶ֭פֶשׁ (rekhavnefesh) 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.28.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.25.W1.S1) and character.