נֶ֫פֶשׁ
ne.pheshNoun (Feminine)H5315
soul
From: from H5314 (נָפַשׁ);
Short Definition
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Full Lexicon Entry
- 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
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology H:N-F
DescriptionH:N-F
Occurrences
604 timesAppears 604 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Psalms
86
Jeremiah
57
Proverbs
54
Leviticus
47
Genesis
38
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 11:19
- Esther 9:16
- Isaiah 58:3
- Joshua 9:24
- Proverbs 2:10
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