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
- 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 timesAppears 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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