Proverbs 6:16:7Prov.6.16.W7TAB
נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
nafsho
“his soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHO
- Extended
- nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /nafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his soul
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
- phraseyour reading level
to-a-VO-t TO-a-vat naf-SHO
- clause
ve-SHE-va to-a-VO-t TO-a-vat naf-SHO
- sentence
shesh-HE-na sa-NE Ye-ho-VAH ve-SHE-va to-a-VO-t TO-a-vat naf-SHO
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-šĕvāʿ {וְ־שֶׁ֗בַע | wə-šĕvāʿ} links the two parts of the parallelism, and the construct chain tōʿăḇahṯ nap̄šōw {תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת נַפְשֽׁוֹ | tōʿăḇahṯ nap̄šōw} ‘abomination-of his-soul’ conveys an intense divine aversion. This balanced listing foregrounds divine judgment through measured numerical pairing.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“soul, life”
In context — Proverbs 6:16
These six things the LORD hates, and seven are an abomination to His soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 6:16, so the Hebrew word נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (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.6.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.16.W7.S1) and character.