Word study · Hebrew
נֶ֫פֶשׁ
ne.pheshH5315soul
Used 754 times in the tagged text.
H5315G · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul
What it means
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- 1b) living being
- 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
- 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
- 1e) seat of the appetites
- 1f) seat of emotions and passions
- 1g) activity of mind
- 1g1) uncertain
- 1h) activity of the will
- 1h1) uncertain
- 1i) activity of the character
- 1i1) uncertain
H5315H · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: life
What it means
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- 1b) living being
- 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
- 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
- 1e) seat of the appetites
- 1f) seat of emotions and passions
- 1g) activity of mind
- 1g1) uncertain
- 1h) activity of the will
- 1h1) uncertain
- 1i) activity of the character
- 1i1) uncertain
H5315I · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: myself
What it means
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- 1b) living being
- 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
- 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
- 1e) seat of the appetites
- 1f) seat of emotions and passions
- 1g) activity of mind
- 1g1) uncertain
- 1h) activity of the will
- 1h1) uncertain
- 1i) activity of the character
- 1i1) uncertain
H5315J · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: person
What it means
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- 1b) living being
- 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
- 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
- 1e) seat of the appetites
- 1f) seat of emotions and passions
- 1g) activity of mind
- 1g1) uncertain
- 1h) activity of the will
- 1h1) uncertain
- 1i) activity of the character
- 1i1) uncertain
H5315K · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: animal
What it means
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- 1b) living being
- 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
- 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
- 1e) seat of the appetites
- 1f) seat of emotions and passions
- 1g) activity of mind
- 1g1) uncertain
- 1h) activity of the will
- 1h1) uncertain
- 1i) activity of the character
- 1i1) uncertain
H5315L · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: appetite
What it means
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- 1b) living being
- 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
- 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
- 1e) seat of the appetites
- 1f) seat of emotions and passions
- 1g) activity of mind
- 1g1) uncertain
- 1h) activity of the will
- 1h1) uncertain
- 1i) activity of the character
- 1i1) uncertain
H5315M · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: dead
What it means
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- 1b) living being
- 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
- 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
- 1e) seat of the appetites
- 1f) seat of emotions and passions
- 1g) activity of mind
- 1g1) uncertain
- 1h) activity of the will
- 1h1) uncertain
- 1i) activity of the character
- 1i1) uncertain
H5315N · נֶ֫פֶשׁ · soul: neck
What it means
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- 1b) living being
- 1c) living being (with life in the blood)
- 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
- 1e) seat of the appetites
- 1f) seat of emotions and passions
- 1g) activity of mind
- 1g1) uncertain
- 1h) activity of the will
- 1h1) uncertain
- 1i) activity of the character
- 1i1) uncertain
Same idea, other words · Spirit, breath and soul
In both languages the word for spirit also means breath or wind, and the word for soul can mean life itself. Translators have to choose; readers should know there is a choice.
Where it appears
- Genesis43
- Exodus17
- Leviticus60
- Numbers50
- Deuteronomy35
- Joshua16
- Judges10
- Ruth1
- 1 Samuel34
- 2 Samuel17
- 1 Kings23
- 2 Kings15
- 1 Chronicles5
- 2 Chronicles4
- Esther6
- Job35
- Psalms144
- Proverbs56
- Ecclesiastes7
- Song of Songs7
- Isaiah34
- Jeremiah62
- Lamentations12
- Ezekiel42
- Hosea2
- Amos3
- Jonah5
- Micah3
- Habakkuk3
- Haggai1
- Zechariah2
Every use · 1–50 of 754 · BSB
And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth—every living thing that came out of the ark.
And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
“If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”
“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.
He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.
But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,
So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,
These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.
These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.
The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”
If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.
On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.
For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
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