Old Testament Hebrew

Entry for Strong's #5315 - נֶפֶשׁ

Transliteration:

nephesh

Phonetics:

neh'-fesh

Word Origin:

from (05314)

Parts of Speech:

Noun Feminine

TWOT:

1395a

Word Definition [ Brown-Drivers-Briggs' | Strong's ]

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
1. that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
2. living being
3. living being (with life in the blood)
4. the man himself, self, person or individual
5. seat of the appetites
6. seat of emotions and passions
7. activity of mind
  1. dubious
8. activity of the will
  1. dubious
9. activity of the character
  1. dubious

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 435 ‑ ἀνήρ (an'‑ayr); 1680 ‑ ἐλπίς (el‑pece'); 1798 ‑ ἐνύπνιον (en‑oop'‑nee‑on); 2588 ‑ καρδία (kar‑dee'‑ah); 2776 ‑ κεφαλή (kef‑al‑ay'); 4157 ‑ πνοή (pno‑ay'); 4983 ‑ σῶμα (so'‑mah); 5590 ‑ ψυχή (psoo‑khay'); 1658 ‑ ἐλεύθερος (el‑yoo'‑ther‑os);

Frequency / Word lists [ Book | Word ]

Verse Results

KJV

NAS

Genesis	39
Exodus	15
Leviticus	48
Numbers	44
Deuteronomy	31
Joshua	15
Judges	8
Ruth	1
1 Samuel	28
2 Samuel	14
1 Kings	18
2 Kings	13
1 Chronicles	4
2 Chronicles	4
Esther	6
Job	33
Psalms	141
Proverbs	54
Ecclesiastes	7
Song of Solomon	7
Isaiah	32
Jeremiah	58
Lamentations	12
Ezekiel	33
Hosea	2
Amos	3
Jonah	5
Micah	3
Habakkuk	3
Haggai	1
Zechariah	1

Genesis	32
Exodus	15
Leviticus	47
Numbers	41
Deuteronomy	24
Joshua	15
Judges	6
Ruth	1
1 Samuel	24
2 Samuel	14
1 Kings	16
2 Kings	12
1 Chronicles	4
2 Chronicles	4
Esther	5
Job	29
Psalms	139
Proverbs	51
Ecclesiastes	6
Song of Solomon	7
Isaiah	27
Jeremiah	51
Lamentations	12
Ezekiel	27
Hosea	2
Amos	3
Jonah	4
Micah	2
Habakkuk	3
Haggai	1
Zechariah	1

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