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נֶ֫פֶשׁ

ne.pheshsoulHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine754 occurrences31 books683 verses

Definition

from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Traditional renderings: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נֶ֫פֶשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

754 total
  1. Ezekiel 13:19נְפָשׁוֹת֙ · those; נְפָשׁ֖וֹת · those
    You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
  2. Ezekiel 13:20הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ · souls; הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹת · the souls; נְפָשִׁ֖ים
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.
  3. Ezekiel 14:14נַפְשָׁ֔ם · only themselves
    …then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
  4. Ezekiel 14:20נַפְשָֽׁם׃פ · only themselves
    …then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.
  5. Ezekiel 16:5נַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ · because you
    No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth.
  6. Ezekiel 16:27בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ · to the desire
    Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct.
  7. Ezekiel 17:17נְפָשׁ֥וֹת · lives
    Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
  8. Ezekiel 18:4הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ · soul; כְּנֶ֧פֶשׁ; וּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁ · [and]; הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ · The soul
    Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
  9. Ezekiel 18:20הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ · The soul
    The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
  10. Ezekiel 18:27נַפְשׁ֥וֹ · his life
    But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
  11. Ezekiel 22:25נֶ֣פֶשׁ · the people
    The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
  12. Ezekiel 22:27נְפָשׁ֔וֹת · lives
    Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
  13. Ezekiel 23:17נַפְשָׁ֖הּ · she
    Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.
  14. Ezekiel 23:18נַפְשִׁי֙ · I; נַפְשִׁ֖י · I
    When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
  15. Ezekiel 23:22נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ · from whom
    Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—
  16. Ezekiel 23:28נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ · you turned away
    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.
  17. Ezekiel 24:21נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם · of your soul
    Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
  18. Ezekiel 24:25נַפְשָׁ֔ם · their souls
    And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,
  19. Ezekiel 25:6בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ · with a heart
    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,
  20. Ezekiel 25:15בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ · of soul
    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility,
  21. Ezekiel 27:13בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ · slaves
    Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
  22. Ezekiel 27:31נֶ֖פֶשׁ · of soul
    They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.
  23. Ezekiel 32:10לְנַפְשׁ֔וֹ · for his life
    I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’
  24. Ezekiel 33:5נַפְשׁ֥וֹ · his life
    Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.
  25. Ezekiel 33:6נָ֑פֶשׁ · a life
    But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’
  26. Ezekiel 33:9נַפְשְׁךָ֥ · your life
    But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.
  27. Ezekiel 36:5נֶ֔פֶשׁ
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.
  28. Ezekiel 47:9נֶ֣פֶשׁ · of living
    Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.
  29. Hosea 4:8נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ · their hearts
    They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
  30. Hosea 9:4לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם · [will be] for themselves
    They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
  31. Amos 2:14נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ · his life
    Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
  32. Amos 2:15נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ · his life
    The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
  33. Amos 6:8בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ · by Himself
    The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
  34. Jonah 1:14בְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ · life
    So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”
  35. Jonah 2:5נֶ֔פֶשׁ · my life
    The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
  36. Jonah 2:7נַפְשִׁ֔י · As my life
    As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
  37. Jonah 4:3נַפְשִׁ֖י · my life
    And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
  38. Jonah 4:8נַפְשׁוֹ֙
    As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
  39. Micah 6:7נַפְשִֽׁי׃ · of my soul
    Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
  40. Micah 7:1נַפְשִֽׁי׃ · that I
    Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.
  41. Micah 7:3נַפְשׁ֛וֹ · desire
    Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
  42. Habakkuk 2:4נַפְשׁ֖וֹ · his soul
    Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—
  43. Habakkuk 2:5נַפְשׁ֗וֹ · his appetite
    …and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.