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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

Every use · 751–754 of 754 · BSB

  1. Habakkuk 2:10נַפְשֶֽׁךָself your

    You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

  2. Haggai 2:13נֶ֛פֶשׁa corpse

    So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

  3. Zechariah 11:8נַפְשִׁי֙self my

    And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

  4. Zechariah 11:8נַפְשָׁ֖םself their

    And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

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