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.
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:
- ψυχήpsuchē“soul”98%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
754 total
- Habakkuk 2:10נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ · your lifeYou have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
- Haggai 2:13נֶ֛פֶשׁ · by contact with a corpseSo Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.
- Zechariah 11:8נַפְשִׁי֙ · My soul; נַפְשָׁ֖ם · and their soulsAnd in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.