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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. Psalm 34:22נֶ֣פֶשׁ
    The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
  2. Psalm 35:3לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י · to my soul
    Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”
  3. Psalm 35:4נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י · my life
    May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
  4. Psalm 35:7לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ · for my soul
    For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
  5. Psalm 35:9וְ֭נַפְשִׁי · Then my soul
    Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
  6. Psalm 35:12לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ · of my soul
    They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
  7. Psalm 35:13נַפְשִׁ֑י · myself
    Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
  8. Psalm 35:17נַ֭פְשִׁי · my soul
    How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
  9. Psalm 35:25נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ · just what we wanted
    Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
  10. Psalm 38:12נַפְשִׁ֗י · my life
    Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
  11. Psalm 40:14נַפְשִׁ֗י · my life
    May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
  12. Psalm 41:2בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ · to the will
    The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
  13. Psalm 41:4נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י · me
    I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
  14. Psalm 42:1נַפְשִׁ֨י · my soul
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  15. Psalm 42:2נַפְשִׁ֨י׀ · My soul
    My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
  16. Psalm 42:4נַפְשִׁ֗י · my soul
    These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
  17. Psalm 42:5נַפְשִׁי֮ · O my soul
    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
  18. Psalm 42:6נַפְשִׁ֪י · my soul
    O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.
  19. Psalm 42:11נַפְשִׁי֮ · O my soul
    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
  20. Psalm 43:5נַפְשִׁי֮ · O my soul
    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
  21. Psalm 44:25נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ · our soul
    For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
  22. Psalm 49:8נַפְשָׁ֗ם · of his soul
    For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
  23. Psalm 49:15נַ֭פְשִׁי · my life
    But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
  24. Psalm 49:18נַ֭פְשׁוֹ · his soul
    Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
  25. Psalm 54:3נַפְשִׁ֑י · my life
    For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah
  26. Psalm 54:4נַפְשִֽׁי׃ · of my soul
    Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
  27. Psalm 55:18נַ֭פְשִׁי · my soul
    He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
  28. Psalm 56:6נַפְשִֽׁי׃ · to take my life
    They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
  29. Psalm 56:13נַפְשִׁ֡י · my soul
    For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
  30. Psalm 57:1נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י · my soul
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
  31. Psalm 57:4נַפְשִׁ֤י׀ · My soul
    My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
  32. Psalm 57:6נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י · my soul
    They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
  33. Psalm 59:3לְנַפְשִׁ֗י · for me
    See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
  34. Psalm 62:1נַפְשִׁ֑י · my soul
    For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
  35. Psalm 62:5נַפְשִׁ֑י · O my soul
    Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
  36. Psalm 63:1נַפְשִׁ֗י · soul
    A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  37. Psalm 63:5נַפְשִׁ֑י · My soul
    My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
  38. Psalm 63:8נַפְשִׁ֣י · My soul
    My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
  39. Psalm 63:9נַפְשִׁ֑י · my life
    But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
  40. Psalm 66:9נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ · our
    He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
  41. Psalm 66:16לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ · for me
    Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
  42. Psalm 69:1נָֽפֶשׁ׃ · my neck
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
  43. Psalm 69:10נַפְשִׁ֑י · I
    I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
  44. Psalm 69:18נַפְשִׁ֣י · my soul
    Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
  45. Psalm 70:2נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י · my life
    May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
  46. Psalm 71:10נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י · for my life
    For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
  47. Psalm 71:13נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י · of my soul
    May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
  48. Psalm 71:23וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י · along with my soul
    When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
  49. Psalm 72:13וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹת · the lives
    He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
  50. Psalm 72:14נַפְשָׁ֑ם · them
    He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.