Psalm 16:10:3Ps.16.10.W3TAB
נַפְשִׁ֣י
nafshi
“my soul”
- Transliteration
- naf-SHI
- Extended
- nahf-SHEE
- IPA
- /nafˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
naf-SHI
- clause
KI LO-ta-a-ZOV naf-SHI lish-OL
- sentence
KI LO-ta-a-ZOV naf-SHI lish-OL LO-ti-TEN kha-si-DE-kha lir-OT SHA-khat
Exegesis
The pronominal suffixes on nafshi {נַפְשִׁ֣י | nap̄-šî} ‘my soul’ and ḥasidkha {חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ | ḥă-sîd-ḵā} ‘your faithful one’ underscore personal covenant intimacy.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–shin
“life; soul”
In context — Psalm 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol , and You will not permit Your Holy One to see corruption.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 16:10, so the Hebrew word נַפְשִׁ֣י (nafshi) 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 Ps.16.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.10.W3.S1) and character.