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 · 401–450 of 754 · BSB
The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
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.
I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
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.
My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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.
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.
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
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
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.
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
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