Psalm 17:13:7Ps.17.13.W7TAB
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י
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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The word
Word in context
- word
naf-SHI
- phraseyour reading level
pal-le-TA naf-SHI
- clause
pal-le-TA naf-SHI me-ra-SHA khar-BE-kha
- sentence
ku-MA ye-ho-VAH kad-de-MA fa-NAv hach-ri-E-hu pal-le-TA naf-SHI me-ra-SHA khar-BE-kha
Exegesis
The Piel imperative paltah {פַּלְּטָ֥ה | pal-lə-ṭāh} ‘deliver’ shifts focus to the rescue of napshi {נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י | nap̄-šî} ‘my soul’.
In context — Psalm 17:13
Arise, LORD ; confront him and subdue him; deliver my soul from the wicked by Your sword.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 17:13, so the Hebrew word נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י (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.17.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.13.W7.S1) and character.