Deuteronomy 27:25:5Deut.27.25.W5PAT

נֶ֖פֶשׁ

nefesh

life

Transliteration
NE-fesh
Extended
NEH-fesh
IPA
/ˈnɛ.fɛʃ/

Meaning by language

English
life
French
vie
Spanish
vida
Portuguese
vida
German
Leben
Russian
жизнь
Arabic-Simplified
نفس
Hindi
प्राण
Chinese-Simplified
生命
Korean
생명
Indonesian
nyawa
Bengali
প্রাণ
Tagalog
buhay
Swahili
uzima
Amharic
ሕይወት
Yoruba
ìyè
Igbo
ndụ
Twi
nkwa
Ewe
agbe

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Result
נֶ֖ + פֶשׁ
ne + fesh
nefesh

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Pep with dagesh; f without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    NE-fesh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-ha-KOT NE-fesh

  3. clause

    a-RUR lo-KE-akh SHO-khad le-ha-KOT NE-fesh DAM na-KI

  4. sentence

    a-RUR lo-KE-akh SHO-khad le-ha-KOT NE-fesh DAM na-KI ve-a-MAR kol-ha-AM a-MEN

In contextDeuteronomy 27:25

takes bribe cursed to strike life blood innocent all the people said Amen

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 27:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 27:25, so the Hebrew word נֶ֖פֶשׁ (nefesh) 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 Deut.27.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.27.25.W5.S1) and character.