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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 · 351–400 of 754 · BSB

  1. Job 16:4נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם[were] self your

    I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.

  2. Job 16:4נַפְשִׁ֗יself my

    I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.

  3. Job 18:4נַפְשׁ֗וֹself his

    You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?

  4. Job 19:2נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?

  5. Job 21:25בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁwith a soul

    Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.

  6. Job 23:13וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹand [that which] self his

    But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.

  7. Job 24:12וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־and [the] throat of

    From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.

  8. Job 27:2נַפְשִֽׁיself my

    “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

  9. Job 27:8נַפְשֽׁוֹlife his

    For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

  10. Job 30:16נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.

  11. Job 30:25נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יself my

    Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

  12. Job 31:30נַפְשֽׁוֹlife his

    I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—

  13. Job 31:39וְנֶ֖פֶשׁand [the] life of

    if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

  14. Job 32:2נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹself his

    This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,

  15. Job 33:18נַ֭פְשׁוֹlife his

    to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

  16. Job 33:20וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹand self his

    so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.

  17. Job 33:22נַפְשׁ֑וֹself his

    He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.

  18. Job 33:28נַ֭פְשׁוֹself his

    He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’

  19. Job 33:30נַ֭פְשׁוֹself his

    to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

  20. Job 36:14נַפְשָׁ֑םself their

    They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.

  21. Job 41:21נַ֭פְשׁוֹbreath its

    His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.

  22. Psalms 3:2לְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יof self my

    Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah

  23. Psalms 6:3וְ֭נַפְשִׁיand self my

    My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

  24. Psalms 6:4נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.

  25. Psalms 7:2נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

  26. Psalms 7:5נַפְשִׁ֡יlife my

    then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

  27. Psalms 10:3נַפְשׁ֑וֹself his

    For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

  28. Psalms 11:1לְנַפְשִׁ֑יto self my

    For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!

  29. Psalms 11:5נַפְשֽׁוֹself his

    The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

  30. Psalms 13:2בְּנַפְשִׁ֗יin soul my

    How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

  31. Psalms 16:10נַפְשִׁ֣יlife my

    For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

  32. Psalms 17:9בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁwith soul

    from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

  33. Psalms 17:13נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יlife my

    Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

  34. Psalms 19:7נָ֑פֶשׁ<of> life

    The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

  35. Psalms 22:20נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

  36. Psalms 22:29וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹand life his

    All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.

  37. Psalms 23:3נַפְשִׁ֥יself my

    He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

  38. Psalms 24:4נַפְשִׁ֑יdesire my

    He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

  39. Psalms 25:1נַפְשִׁ֥יdesire my

    Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

  40. Psalms 25:13נַ֭פְשׁוֹself his

    His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.

  41. Psalms 25:20נַ֭פְשִׁיlife my

    Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

  42. Psalms 26:9נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

  43. Psalms 27:12בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁin [the] desire of

    Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

  44. Psalms 30:3נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.

  45. Psalms 31:7נַפְשִֽׁיself my

    I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

  46. Psalms 31:9נַפְשִׁ֥יbeing my

    Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

  47. Psalms 31:13נַפְשִׁ֣יlife my

    For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

  48. Psalms 33:19נַפְשָׁ֑םlife their

    to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

  49. Psalms 33:20נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּself our

    Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

  50. Psalms 34:2נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.

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