Proverbs 7:23:9Prov.7.23.W9TAB
כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ
kivenafsho
“that for his life”
- Transliteration
- ki-ve-NAF-sho
- Extended
- KEE-veh-NAHF-shoh
- IPA
- /kiː.vənafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that for his life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ki-ve-NAF-sho
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ve-NAF-sho HU
- clause
ve-LO-YA-da ki-ve-NAF-sho HU
- sentence
AD ye-fal-LAKH KHETS ke-ve-DO ke-ma-HER tsi-POR el-PAKH ve-LO-YA-da ki-ve-NAF-sho HU
Exegesis
The coordination velo-yada {וְלֹא־יָדַע | wə-lō yā-ḏaʿ} ‘and does not know’ conveys ignorance, while the causal clause ki-venafsho {כִּי־בְנַפְשׁוֹ | kî bə-naf-šô} ‘because it concerns his life’ highlights the fatal outcome. The English preserves the Hebrew’s temporal and comparative structure with clear cause–effect linkage.
Root and etymology
Rootnun pe shin
“breath, life”
In context — Proverbs 7:23
Until an arrow pierces his liver , as a bird rushes to a snare —and he does not know it is against his very life.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Proverbs 7:23, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ (kivenafsho) 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.7.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.23.W9.S1) and character.