Proverbs 7:17:1Prov.7.17.W1TAB
נַ֥פְתִּי
nafti
“I have sprinkled or perfumed”
- Transliteration
- naf-TI
- Extended
- nahf-TEE
- IPA
- /nafˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have sprinkled or perfumed
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
naf-TI
- clause
naf-TI mish-ka-VI
- sentence
naf-TI mish-ka-VI MOR a-ha-LIM ve-ki-na-MON
Exegesis
The clause begins with the Piel perfect verb naphti {נַ֥פְתִּי | naphṭî} ‘I have perfumed’, highlighting its completed and intensive aspect.
Root and etymology
n-p-tnun–pe–tav
“to perfume, scent”
In context — Proverbs 7:17
I have scented my bed with myrrh , aloes, and cinnamon.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 7:17, so the Hebrew word נַ֥פְתִּי (nafti) 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.7.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.17.W1.S1) and character.