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the Second Week after Epiphany

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Strong's #5397 - נְשָׁמָה

Transliteration

nᵉshâmâh

Phonetics

nesh-aw-maw'

Origin

from (H5395)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1433a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

breath, spirit
1. breath (of God)
2. breath (of man)
3. every breathing thing
4. spirit (of man)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2372 ‑ θυμός (thoo‑mos'); 4151 ‑ πνεῦμα (pnyoo'‑mah); 4157 ‑ πνοή (pno‑ay');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (24)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 3

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Job 7

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

BSB (24)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 3

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Job 7

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

CSB (21)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 3

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Job 7

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

ESV (23)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 3

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Job 7

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

KJV (24)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 3

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Job 7

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

LEB (22)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Job 7

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

LSB (28)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Job 8

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

N95 (28)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 3

Job 9

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

NAS (28)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 3

Job 8

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (24)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 3

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

Job 7

Psalms 2

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 4

Daniel 1

ASV (24)

all that breathed 1

and his breath 1

and the breath 1

and whose spirit 1

any that breathed 1

at the blast 2

breath 1

by the breath 2

for my life 1

in me, neither was there breath 1

let everything that hath breath 1

me, and the breath 1

me, and the souls 1

nothing that breatheth 1

that breathed 1

that there was no breath 1

the breath 2

the spirit 1

they any that breathed 1

was the breath 1

whose breath 1

BSB (24)

and breath 1

and the breath 1

at the blast 2

breath 2

by the breath 2

has only the breath 1

is any breath 1

my breath 1

spirit 1

that breathed 3

that breathes 1

that has breath 1

the breath 4

the spirit 1

who breathed 1

with the breath 1

CSB (21)

alive 2

being 1

breath 6

my breath 1

only the breath 1

survivors 1

that breathes 1

the blast 2

the breath 5

thing 1

ESV (23)

blast 2

breath 14

breathed 4

breathes 1

life 1

spirit 1

KJV (24)

blast 3

breath 11

breathe 2

breathed 2

breatheth 1

inspiration 1

of 1

souls 1

spirit 2

LEB (22)

and his breath 1

and the breath of 2

and the breaths 1

breath 4

breathing thing 1

has breath 1

is the spirit of 1

my breath is in me 1

of 1

that breathed⌋ 1

that breathes 1

the blast of 1

the breath of 3

was ⌊the breath of 1

who breathed 1

who breathed⌋ 1

LSB (28)

blast 2

breath 18

breathed 3

breathes 1

spirit 1

who 3

N95 (28)

alive 1

blast 1

breath 15

breathed 3

breathes 1

life 1

persons 1

spirit 2

who 3

NAS (28)

alive 1

blast 2

breath 14

breathed 2

breathes 1

breathing 2

life 1

persons 1

spirit 2

who 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (24)

all that breathed 1

and his breath 1

and the breath 1

any who breathed 2

at the blast 2

breath 2

by the breath 2

let everything that has breath 1

nothing that breathes 1

of my life 1

that there was no breath 1

the breath 1

the spirit 1

was the breath 1

who breathed 1

whose breath 1

whose spirit 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2443) m s n (נסהמ NShM) AC: Pant CO: Breath AB: ?: [from: ms]

V) m s n (נסהמ NShM) - Pant: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) destroy - Strongs: H5395 (נָשַׁם)

N^f1) e m s n (נסהמה NShMH) - Breath: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (25): breath, blast, spirit, inspiration, soul - Strongs: H5396 (נִשְׁמָה), H5397 (נְשָׁמָה)

i^f2) t m s n t (תנסהמת TNShMT) - Tinshemet: An unknown animal. KJV (3): swan, mole - Strongs: H8580 (תִּנְשֶׁמֶת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

נְשָׁמָה noun feminine breath; — ׳נ Deuteronomy 20:16 9t.; construct נִשְׁמַת (compare Lag^{BN 82}) Genesis 2:7 10t.; suffix נִשְׁמָתִי Job 27:3; נִשְׁמָתוֺ Job 34:14; plural נְשָׁמוֺת Isaiah 57:16; —

1 breath of God as hot wind kindling a flame Isaiah 30:33; as destroying wind 2 Samuel 22:16 = Psalm 18:16; Job 4:9; as cold wind producing ice Job 32:8; Job 33:4.

2 breath of Prayer of Manasseh 1Kings 17:17; Isaiah 42:5; Job 27:3; Daniel 10:7; breath of life נשׁמת חיים Genesis 2:7 (J); compare נִשְׁמַת רוּחַחַיִּים Genesis 7:22 (J); as breathed in by God it is God's breath in man Job 34:14; Job 36:4; and is characteristic of man אדם אשׁר נשׁמה באפו Isaiah 2:22 man in whose nostrils is but a breath (late gloss).

3 synonym נפשׁ כָּל נְשָׁמָה every breathing thing Deuteronomy 20:16; Joshua 11:11,14; 1 Kings 15:29; כָּלהַֿנְּשָׁמָה Joshua 10:14; Psalm 150:6; נְשָׁמוֺת Isaiah 57:16.

4 spirit of Prayer of Manasseh , "" רוּחַ, אָדָם׳נ ׳נֵר י Proverbs 20:27 the spirit of man is a lamp of ׳י.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נְשָׁמָה f.

(1) breath, spirit

(a) the Spirit of God imparting life and wisdom, i.q. רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים; Job 32:8, 33:4 compare 26:4.

(b) the spirit of man, soul, ψυχή (comp. נֶפֶשׁ No. 2), Genesis 2:7; Job 27:3. Meton. (that which has breath), a living creature, animans, i.q. נֶפֶשׁ No. 3, Deuteronomy 20:16; Joshua 10:40. Once used for the mind, Proverbs 20:27.

(2) the panting of those who are angry, used of the anger of God, Isaiah 30:33; Psalms 18:16.

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List of Word Forms

הַ֭נְּשָׁמָה הַנְּשָׁמָה֙ הנשמה וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת וְנִשְׁמַת־ וּנְשָׁמ֖וֹת וּנְשָׁמָ֖ה ונשמה ונשמות ונשמת ונשמת־ ונשמתו מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת מִנִּשְׁמַ֖ת מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת מִנִּשְׁמַת־ מנשמת מנשמת־ נְשָׁמָ֑ה נְשָׁמָ֖ה נְשָׁמָ֛ה נְשָׁמָֽה׃ נְשָׁמָה֙ נִשְׁמַ֣ת נִשְׁמַ֤ת נִשְׁמַת־ נִשְׁמָתִ֣י נשמה נשמה׃ נשמת נשמת־ נשמתי han·nə·šā·māh hannəšāmāh hanneshaMah min·niš·maṯ min·niš·maṯ- minnishMat minnišmaṯ minnišmaṯ- nə·šā·māh nəšāmāh neshaMah niš·mā·ṯî niš·maṯ niš·maṯ- nishMat nishmaTi nišmaṯ nišmaṯ- nišmāṯî ū·nə·šā·māh ū·nə·šā·mō·wṯ ūnəšāmāh ūnəšāmōwṯ uneshaMah uneshaMot venishmat venishmaTo wə·niš·mā·ṯōw wə·niš·maṯ wə·niš·maṯ- wənišmaṯ wənišmaṯ- wənišmāṯōw