Proverbs 29:24:4Prov.29.24.W4TAB
נַּפְשׁ֑וֹ
nafsho
“his life”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
naf-SHO
- clause
kho-LEK im-ga-NAV so-NE naf-SHO
- sentence
kho-LEK im-ga-NAV so-NE naf-SHO a-LA yish-MA ve-LO ya-GID
Exegesis
A second participle, sone {שׂוֹנֵ֣א | sōnē} ‘one who hates’, takes nafsho {נַּפְשׁ֑וֹ | nap̄-shō} ‘his soul’ as a reflexive object, highlighting self-destructive intent.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“breath, life”
In context — Proverbs 29:24
Whoever partners with a thief hates his own soul ; he hears the oath yet does not report it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:24, so the Hebrew word נַּפְשׁ֑וֹ (nafsho) 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.29.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.24.W4.S1) and character.