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נֶ֫פֶשׁ

ne.pheshH5315

soul

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

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  1. Psalms 130:5נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

  2. Psalms 130:6נַפְשִׁ֥יself my

    My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning.

  3. Psalms 131:2נַ֫פְשִׁ֥יself my

    Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

  4. Psalms 131:2נַפְשִֽׁיsoul my

    Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

  5. Psalms 138:3בְנַפְשִׁ֣יin soul my

    On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

  6. Psalms 139:14וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יand self my

    I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

  7. Psalms 141:8נַפְשִֽׁיlife my

    But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

  8. Psalms 142:4לְנַפְשִֽׁיfor self my

    Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

  9. Psalms 142:7נַפְשִׁי֮self my

    Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

  10. Psalms 143:3נַפְשִׁ֗יself my

    For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

  11. Psalms 143:6נַפְשִׁ֓יthroat my

    I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

  12. Psalms 143:8נַפְשִֽׁיdesire my

    Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

  13. Psalms 143:11נַפְשִֽׁיlife my

    For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

  14. Psalms 143:12נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

  15. Psalms 146:1נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יO self my

    Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.

  16. Proverbs 1:18לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽםfor own life their

    But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

  17. Proverbs 1:19נֶ֖פֶשׁ[the] life of

    Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

  18. Proverbs 2:10לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥to self your

    For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

  19. Proverbs 3:22לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָfor self your

    They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

  20. Proverbs 6:16נַפְשֽׁוֹself his

    There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

  21. Proverbs 6:26נֶ֖פֶשׁa life

    For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

  22. Proverbs 6:30נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹappetite his

    Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

  23. Proverbs 6:32נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹown self his

    He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

  24. Proverbs 7:23בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ[is] for life his

    until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.

  25. Proverbs 8:36נַפְשׁ֑וֹself his

    But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”

  26. Proverbs 10:3נֶ֣פֶשׁ[the] appetite of

    The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

  27. Proverbs 11:17נַ֭פְשׁוֹself his

    A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

  28. Proverbs 11:25נֶֽפֶשׁ־a person of

    A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

  29. Proverbs 11:30נְפָשׂ֣וֹתpeople

    The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

  30. Proverbs 12:10נֶ֣פֶשׁ[the] life of

    A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

  31. Proverbs 13:2וְנֶ֖פֶשׁand [the] appetite of

    From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

  32. Proverbs 13:3נַפְשׁ֑וֹlife his

    He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

  33. Proverbs 13:4נַפְשׁ֣וֹappetite his

    The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

  34. Proverbs 13:4וְנֶ֖פֶשׁand [the] appetite of

    The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

  35. Proverbs 13:8נֶֽפֶשׁ־[the] life of

    Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

  36. Proverbs 13:19לְנָ֑פֶשׁto a person

    Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

  37. Proverbs 13:25נַפְשׁ֑וֹappetite his

    A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

  38. Proverbs 14:10נַפְשׁ֑וֹown self its

    The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.

  39. Proverbs 14:25נְ֭פָשׁוֹתlives

    A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

  40. Proverbs 15:32נַפְשׁ֑וֹself his

    He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.

  41. Proverbs 16:17נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹlife his

    The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

  42. Proverbs 16:24לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁto the soul

    Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  43. Proverbs 16:26נֶ֣פֶשׁ[the] appetite of

    A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

  44. Proverbs 18:7נַפְשֽׁוֹlife his

    A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

  45. Proverbs 19:2נֶ֣פֶשׁa person

    Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

  46. Proverbs 19:8נַפְשׁ֑וֹown self his

    He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

  47. Proverbs 19:15וְנֶ֖פֶשׁand a person of

    Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

  48. Proverbs 19:16נַפְשׁ֑וֹlife his

    He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.

  49. Proverbs 19:18נַפְשֶֽׁךָdesire your

    Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

  50. Proverbs 20:2נַפְשֽׁוֹlife his

    The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

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