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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. Numbers 30:7נַפְשָׁ֖הּ · she
    …and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
  2. Numbers 30:8נַפְשָׁ֑הּ · she
    But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
  3. Numbers 30:9נַפְשָׁ֖הּ
    Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
  4. Numbers 30:10נַפְשָׁ֖הּ · put herself
    If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
  5. Numbers 30:11נַפְשָׁ֖הּ · herself
    …and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
  6. Numbers 30:12נַפְשָׁ֖הּ
    But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.
  7. Numbers 30:13נָ֑פֶשׁ · herself
    Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
  8. Numbers 31:19נֶ֜פֶשׁ · a person
    All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives.
  9. Numbers 31:28נֶ֔פֶשׁ
    Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
  10. Numbers 31:35וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ · and; נֶ֕פֶשׁ
    …and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.
  11. Numbers 31:40וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ · people; נָֽפֶשׁ׃
    …and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32.
  12. Numbers 31:46וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ · people
    …and 16,000 people.
  13. Numbers 31:50נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ · ourselves
    So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
  14. Numbers 35:11נֶ֖פֶשׁ · someone
    …designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
  15. Numbers 35:15נֶ֖פֶשׁ · a person
    These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.
  16. Numbers 35:30נֶ֔פֶשׁ · a person; בְנֶ֖פֶשׁ · one
    If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.
  17. Numbers 35:31לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ · for the life
    You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
  18. Deuteronomy 4:9נַפְשְׁךָ֜ · yourselves
    Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
  19. Deuteronomy 4:15לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם
    So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
  20. Deuteronomy 4:29נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ · your soul
    But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
  21. Deuteronomy 6:5נַפְשְׁךָ֖ · your soul
    And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
  22. Deuteronomy 10:12נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ · your soul
    And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
  23. Deuteronomy 10:22נֶ֔פֶשׁ · in all
    Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
  24. Deuteronomy 11:13נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ · your soul
    So if you carefully obey the commandments I am giving you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
  25. Deuteronomy 11:18נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם · minds
    Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
  26. Deuteronomy 12:15נַפְשְׁךָ֜ · you
    But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,
  27. Deuteronomy 12:20נַפְשְׁךָ֖ · and you; נַפְשְׁךָ֖ · you
    When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.
  28. Deuteronomy 12:21נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ · you
    If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.
  29. Deuteronomy 12:23הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ · the life; הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ · the life
    Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
  30. Deuteronomy 13:3נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ · your soul
    …you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
  31. Deuteronomy 13:6כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖
    If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
  32. Deuteronomy 14:26נַפְשְׁךָ֜ · you; נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ · you
    Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.
  33. Deuteronomy 18:6נַפְשׁ֔וֹ
    Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
  34. Deuteronomy 19:6נָ֑פֶשׁ · dead
    Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.
  35. Deuteronomy 19:11נֶ֖פֶשׁ
    If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
  36. Deuteronomy 19:21נֶ֣פֶשׁ · life; בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ · for life
    You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
  37. Deuteronomy 21:14לְנַפְשָׁ֔הּ · wherever she wishes
    And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.
  38. Deuteronomy 22:26נֶ֔פֶשׁ
    Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him.
  39. Deuteronomy 23:24כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ · your
    When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.
  40. Deuteronomy 24:6נֶ֖פֶשׁ · taking one’s livelihood
    Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
  41. Deuteronomy 24:7נֶ֤פֶשׁ · one
    If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.
  42. Deuteronomy 24:15נַפְשׁ֑וֹ
    You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
  43. Deuteronomy 26:16נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ · your soul
    The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.