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נֶפֶשׁ

H5315

Transliteration: nephesh

Pronunciation: neh'-fesh

Definition: any

Original: נפשׁ

Transliteration: nephesh

Phonetic: neh'-fesh

BDB Definition:

soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
1. that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
2. living being
3. living being (with life in the blood)
4. the man himself, self, person or individual
5. seat of the appetites
6. seat of emotions and passions
7. activity of mind
  1. dubious
8. activity of the will
  1. dubious
9. activity of the character
  1. dubious

Origin: from H5314" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5314

TWOT entry: 1395a

Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

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