Psalm 22:29:8Ps.22.29.W8TABWLC Psalms 22:30
וְֽנַפְשׁ֗וֹ
venafsho
“and his soul”
- Transliteration
- ve-naf-SHO
- Extended
- veh-nahf-SHOH
- IPA
- /wənafˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his soul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-naf-SHO
- clause
ve-naf-SHO LO khi-YA
- sentence
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS le-fa-NAV yikh-re-U KAL-yor-DE a-FAR ve-naf-SHO LO khi-YA
Exegesis
The concluding clause venafsho lo chiyyah {וְנַפְשׁוֹ לֹא חִיָּה | wə-naf-s̆ô lōʾ ḥiy-yāh} negates human ability to preserve life, underscoring universal mortality. The chiastic and parallel structures highlight that both the privileged and the humble must submit to divine authority and face death.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-peh-shin
“life, soul”
In context — Psalm 22:29
All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and bowed down; before Him shall kneel all who go down to the dust, and none can keep alive his own soul.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 22:29, so the Hebrew word וְֽנַפְשׁ֗וֹ (venafsho) 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.22.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.29.W8.S1) and character.