נְשָׁמָה

ne.sha.mahNoun (Feminine)H5397

breath

From: from H5395 (נָשַׁם);

Short Definition

a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. breath, spirit 1a) breath (of God) 1b) breath (of man) 1c) every breathing thing 1d) spirit (of man) Aramaic equivalent: nish.ma (*נִשְׁמָא *"breath" H5396)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

23 times

Appears 23 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Job
7
Isaiah
4
Joshua
3
1 Kings
2
Genesis
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 15:29
  • Deuteronomy 20:16
  • Isaiah 30:33
  • Job 27:3
  • Job 37:10

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