Psalm 17:9:6Ps.17.9.W6TAB
בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ
benefesh
“with deadly intent”
- Transliteration
- be-NE-fesh
- Extended
- beh-NEH-fesh
- IPA
- /bəˈnɛfɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- with deadly intent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NE-fesh
- phraseyour reading level
oi-va-Y be-NE-fesh
- clause
oi-va-Y be-NE-fesh yak-KI-fu a-LAI
- sentence
mip-NEI re-sha-IM ZU sha-DU-ni oi-va-Y be-NE-fesh yak-KI-fu a-LAI
Exegesis
The noun phrase oyevai {אֹיְבַי | ʾō-yē-vai} ‘my enemies’ is the subject of the Hiphil imperfect yakifu {יַקִּיפוּ | yaqqîp̄û} ‘they surround’, while the adverbial benefesh {בְּנֶפֶשׁ | bə-ne-feš} ‘with life’ intensifies lethal intent.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־שׁ
“breath; life”
In context — Psalm 17:9
From the wicked who do me violence , from my enemies who seek my life , who surround me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 17:9, so the Hebrew word בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ (benefesh) 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.17.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.9.W6.S1) and character.