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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 · 401–450 of 754 · BSB

  1. Psalms 34:22נֶ֣פֶשׁ[the] life of

    The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

  2. Psalms 35:3לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יto self my

    Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

  3. Psalms 35:4נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י<of> life my

    May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

  4. Psalms 35:7לְנַפְשִֽׁיfor life my

    For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

  5. Psalms 35:9וְ֭נַפְשִׁיand self my

    Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.

  6. Psalms 35:12לְנַפְשִֽׁי[belongs] to self my

    They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

  7. Psalms 35:13נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

  8. Psalms 35:17נַ֭פְשִׁיlife my

    How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

  9. Psalms 35:25נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּdesire our

    Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”

  10. Psalms 38:12נַפְשִׁ֗י<of> life my

    Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

  11. Psalms 40:14נַפְשִׁ֗י<of> life my

    May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

  12. Psalms 41:2בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁin [the] desire of

    The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

  13. Psalms 41:4נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יself my

    I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

  14. Psalms 42:1נַפְשִׁ֨יbeing my

    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

  15. Psalms 42:2נַפְשִׁ֨יbeing my

    My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?

  16. Psalms 42:4נַפְשִׁ֗יsoul my

    These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.

  17. Psalms 42:5נַפְשִׁי֮O soul my

    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.

  18. Psalms 42:6נַפְשִׁ֪יbeing my

    O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.

  19. Psalms 42:11נַפְשִׁי֮O soul my

    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

  20. Psalms 43:5נַפְשִׁי֮O soul my

    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

  21. Psalms 44:25נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּself our

    For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.

  22. Psalms 49:8נַפְשָׁ֗םlife their

    For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,

  23. Psalms 49:15נַ֭פְשִׁיlife my

    But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

  24. Psalms 49:18נַ֭פְשׁוֹself his

    Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—

  25. Psalms 54:3נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah

  26. Psalms 54:4נַפְשִֽׁי<of> life my

    Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

  27. Psalms 55:18נַ֭פְשִׁיlife my

    He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

  28. Psalms 56:6נַפְשִֽׁיlife my

    They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

  29. Psalms 56:13נַפְשִׁ֡יlife my

    For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

  30. Psalms 57:1נַ֫פְשִׁ֥יself my

    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

  31. Psalms 57:4נַפְשִׁ֤יself my

    My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

  32. Psalms 57:6נַ֫פְשִׁ֥יself my

    They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

  33. Psalms 59:3לְנַפְשִׁ֗יfor life my

    See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

  34. Psalms 62:1נַפְשִׁ֑יbeing my

    For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

  35. Psalms 62:5נַפְשִׁ֑יO self my

    Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

  36. Psalms 63:1נַפְשִׁ֗יself my

    A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

  37. Psalms 63:5נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.

  38. Psalms 63:8נַפְשִׁ֣יself my

    My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

  39. Psalms 63:9נַפְשִׁ֑יlife my

    But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

  40. Psalms 66:9נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּself our

    He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

  41. Psalms 66:16לְנַפְשִֽׁיfor self my

    Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

  42. Psalms 69:1נָֽפֶשׁ[the] neck

    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.

  43. Psalms 69:10נַפְשִׁ֑יself my

    I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

  44. Psalms 69:18נַפְשִׁ֣יself my

    Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.

  45. Psalms 70:2נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י<of> life my

    May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

  46. Psalms 71:10נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יlife my

    For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

  47. Psalms 71:13נַ֫פְשִׁ֥יself my

    May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

  48. Psalms 71:23וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יand self my

    When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.

  49. Psalms 72:13וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹתand [the] lives of

    He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

  50. Psalms 72:14נַפְשָׁ֑םlife their

    He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

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