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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. Job 16:4נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם · you; נַפְשִׁ֗י · in my
    I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
  2. Job 18:4נַפְשׁ֗וֹ · yourself
    You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
  3. Job 19:2נַפְשִׁ֑י · me
    “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?
  4. Job 21:25בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ · of his soul
    Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
  5. Job 23:13וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ · what He
    But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
  6. Job 24:12וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ · and the souls
    From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
  7. Job 27:2נַפְשִֽׁי׃ · my soul
    “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
  8. Job 27:8נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ · his life
    For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
  9. Job 30:16נַפְשִׁ֑י · my soul
    And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.
  10. Job 30:25נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י · Has my soul
    Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
  11. Job 31:30נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ · his life
    I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—
  12. Job 31:39וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ · or broken the spirit
    …if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
  13. Job 32:2נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ · himself
    This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
  14. Job 33:18נַ֭פְשׁוֹ · his soul
    …to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
  15. Job 33:20וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ · and his soul
    …so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
  16. Job 33:22נַפְשׁ֑וֹ · He
    He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
  17. Job 33:28נַפְשִׁי · my soul
    He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
  18. Job 33:30נַ֭פְשׁוֹ · his soul
    …to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
  19. Job 36:14נַפְשָׁ֑ם · They
    They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
  20. Job 41:21נַ֭פְשׁוֹ · His breath
    His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.
  21. Psalm 3:2לְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥י · of me
    Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
  22. Psalm 6:3וְ֭נַפְשִׁי · My soul
    My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
  23. Psalm 6:4נַפְשִׁ֑י · my soul
    Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
  24. Psalm 7:2נַפְשִׁ֑י · my soul
    …or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
  25. Psalm 7:5נַפְשִׁ֡י · me
    …then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
  26. Psalm 10:3נַפְשׁ֑וֹ · of his heart
    For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
  27. Psalm 11:1לְנַפְשִׁ֑י · to me
    For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
  28. Psalm 11:5נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ · His soul
    The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
  29. Psalm 13:2בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י · in my soul
    How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
  30. Psalm 16:10נַפְשִׁ֣י · my soul
    For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
  31. Psalm 17:9בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ · from my mortal
    …from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
  32. Psalm 17:13נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י · me
    Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
  33. Psalm 19:7נָ֑פֶשׁ · the soul
    The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
  34. Psalm 22:20נַפְשִׁ֑י · my soul
    Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
  35. Psalm 22:29וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ · their lives
    All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.
  36. Psalm 23:3נַפְשִׁ֥י · my soul
    He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
  37. Psalm 24:4נַפְשִׁ֑י · his soul
    He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
  38. Psalm 25:1נַפְשִׁ֥י · up my soul
    Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
  39. Psalm 25:13נַ֭פְשׁוֹ · His soul
    His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
  40. Psalm 25:20נַ֭פְשִׁי · my soul
    Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
  41. Psalm 26:9נַפְשִׁ֑י · my soul
    Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
  42. Psalm 27:12בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ · to the will
    Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
  43. Psalm 30:3נַפְשִׁ֑י · You pulled me
    O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
  44. Psalm 31:7נַפְשִֽׁי׃ · of my soul
    I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
  45. Psalm 31:9נַפְשִׁ֥י · my soul
    Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
  46. Psalm 31:13נַפְשִׁ֣י · my life
    For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
  47. Psalm 33:19נַפְשָׁ֑ם · them
    …to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
  48. Psalm 33:20נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ · Our soul
    Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
  49. Psalm 34:2נַפְשִׁ֑י · My soul
    My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.