Proverbs 29:17:6Prov.29.17.W6TAB
לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
lenafshekha
“to your soul”
- Transliteration
- le-naf-SHE-kha
- Extended
- leh-nahf-SHEH-khaa
- IPA
- /lənɑfˈʃɛ.xaː/
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
ma-a-da-NIM le-naf-SHE-kha
- clause
ve-yit-TEN ma-a-da-NIM le-naf-SHE-kha
- sentence
ya-SER BIN-kha vi-ni-KHE-kha ve-yit-TEN ma-a-da-NIM le-naf-SHE-kha
Exegesis
This paratactic structure links command and outcome, showing the causal relationship between discipline and parental well-being, with the sequential vav-consecutive clauses emphasizing first rest and then the giving of delights maʿădanîm {מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים | maʿădanîm} lənap̄šēkā {לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ | lənap̄šēkā} ‘to your soul’.
Root and etymology
n-p-shnun–pe–shin
“breath, soul, life”
In context — Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest ; and he will give delights to your soul.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 29:17, so the Hebrew word לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (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.29.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.17.W6.S1) and character.