H5315 - נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh)

H5315 נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh) neh'-fesh

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

from 5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

KJV Usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul. 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: life. 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: myself. 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: person. 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: animal. 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: appetite. 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: dead. 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) — soul: neck. 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)

noun f · נפשׁ

| ≈ גַּרְגֶּרֶת · פִּי · רֶגֶל

throat, neck, gullet = the part of the body connecting the head to the rest of the body and containing the passageways for blood, air, and food; ≈ associated with breathing, appetite, and life and often used metonymically to refer to the entire body and the personality inhabiting it

NUM 11:6 · PSA 69:2 · PSA 105:18 · PRO 3:22 · ISA 5:14 · ISA 29:8 · ISA 29:8 · ISA 32:6 · JER 4:10 · JON 2:6 · HAB 2:5

Air

breath literally: throat, but with focus on the air flowing through it; hence: = process by which air flows in and out of the body, which shows that a person or animal is alive

JOB 11:20 · JOB 41:13

Self | ≈ בֶּטֶן · בָּשָׂר · חַיָּה · כָּבֹוד · לֵב · לֵבָב · מְאֹד · עֶצֶם · רוּחַ | ≠ בָּשָׂר

life, life principle, soul, self, greed, craving literally: throat, as the part of the body that contains the passageways for blood, air, and food; hence: = the life principle that animates both humans and animals, turns them into breathing living beings, and functions as the center of their personality, mind, physical and non-physical desires, courage, emotions, and affections; it is believed to reside in the blood

GEN 1:30 · GEN 9:4 · GEN 9:5 · GEN 9:5 · GEN 12:13 · GEN 19:17 · GEN 19:19 · GEN 19:20 · GEN 23:8 · GEN 27:4 · GEN 27:19 · GEN 27:25 · GEN 27:31 · GEN 32:31 · GEN 34:3 · GEN 34:8 · GEN 35:18 · GEN 37:21 · GEN 42:21 · GEN 44:30 · GEN 44:30 · GEN 49:6 · EXO 4:19 · EXO 15:9 · EXO 21:23 · EXO 21:23 · EXO 21:30 · EXO 23:9 · EXO 30:12 · EXO 30:15 · EXO 30:16 · LEV 11:43 · LEV 11:44 · LEV 16:29 · LEV 16:31 · LEV 17:11 · LEV 17:11 · LEV 17:11 · LEV 17:14 · LEV 17:14 · LEV 17:14 · LEV 20:25 · LEV 23:27 · LEV 23:32 · LEV 24:18 · LEV 24:18 · LEV 24:18 · LEV 26:11 · LEV 26:15 · LEV 26:16 · LEV 26:30 · LEV 26:43 · NUM 17:3 · NUM 21:4 · NUM 21:5 · NUM 23:10 · NUM 29:7 · NUM 30:3 · NUM 30:5 · NUM 30:5 · NUM 30:6 · NUM 30:7 · NUM 30:8 · NUM 30:9 · NUM 30:10 · NUM 30:11 · NUM 30:12 · NUM 30:13 · NUM 30:14 · NUM 31:50 · NUM 35:31 · DEU 4:9 · DEU 4:15 · DEU 4:29 · DEU 6:5 · DEU 10:12 · DEU 11:13 · DEU 11:18 · DEU 12:15 · DEU 12:20 · DEU 12:20 · DEU 12:21 · DEU 12:23 · DEU 12:23 · DEU 13:4 · DEU 13:7 · DEU 14:26 · DEU 14:26 · DEU 18:6 · DEU 19:6 · DEU 19:11 · DEU 19:21 · DEU 19:21 · DEU 21:14 · DEU 22:26 · DEU 23:25 · DEU 24:6 · DEU 24:15 · DEU 26:16 · DEU 28:65 · DEU 30:2 · DEU 30:6 · DEU 30:10 · JOS 2:13 · JOS 2:14 · JOS 9:24 · JOS 22:5 · JOS 23:11 · JOS 23:14 · JDG 5:18 · JDG 5:21 · JDG 9:17 · JDG 10:16 · JDG 12:3 · JDG 16:16 · JDG 16:30 · JDG 18:25 · JDG 18:25 · JDG 18:25 · RUT 4:15 · 1SA 1:10 · 1SA 1:15 · 1SA 1:26 · 1SA 2:16 · 1SA 2:33 · 1SA 2:35 · 1SA 17:55 · 1SA 18:1 · 1SA 18:1 · 1SA 18:1 · 1SA 18:3 · 1SA 19:5 · 1SA 19:11 · 1SA 20:1 · 1SA 20:3 · 1SA 20:4 · 1SA 20:17 · 1SA 22:2 · 1SA 22:23 · 1SA 22:23 · 1SA 23:15 · 1SA 23:20 · 1SA 24:12 · 1SA 25:26 · 1SA 25:29 · 1SA 25:29 · 1SA 25:29 · 1SA 26:21 · 1SA 26:24 · 1SA 26:24 · 1SA 28:9 · 1SA 28:21 · 1SA 30:6 · 2SA 1:9 · 2SA 3:21 · 2SA 4:8 · 2SA 4:9 · 2SA 5:8 · 2SA 11:11 · 2SA 14:7 · 2SA 14:14 · 2SA 14:19 · 2SA 16:11 · 2SA 17:8 · 2SA 18:13 · 2SA 19:6 · 2SA 19:6 · 2SA 19:6 · 2SA 19:6 · 2SA 23:17 · 1KI 1:12 · 1KI 1:12 · 1KI 1:29 · 1KI 2:4 · 1KI 2:23 · 1KI 3:11 · 1KI 8:48 · 1KI 11:37 · 1KI 17:21 · 1KI 17:22 · 1KI 19:2 · 1KI 19:2 · 1KI 19:3 · 1KI 19:4 · 1KI 19:4 · 1KI 19:10 · 1KI 19:14 · 1KI 20:31 · 1KI 20:32 · 1KI 20:39 · 1KI 20:39 · 1KI 20:42 · 1KI 20:42 · 2KI 1:13 · 2KI 1:13 · 2KI 1:14 · 2KI 2:2 · 2KI 2:4 · 2KI 2:6 · 2KI 4:27 · 2KI 4:30 · 2KI 7:7 · 2KI 9:15 · 2KI 10:24 · 2KI 10:24 · 2KI 23:3 · 2KI 23:25 · 1CH 11:19 · 1CH 11:19 · 1CH 22:19 · 1CH 28:9 · 2CH 1:11 · 2CH 6:38 · 2CH 15:12 · 2CH 34:31 · EST 4:13 · EST 7:3 · EST 7:7 · EST 8:11 · EST 9:16 · EST 9:31 · JOB 2:4 · JOB 2:6 · JOB 3:20 · JOB 6:7 · JOB 6:11 · JOB 7:11 · JOB 7:15 · JOB 9:21 · JOB 10:1 · JOB 10:1 · JOB 12:10 · JOB 13:14 · JOB 14:22 · JOB 16:4 · JOB 16:4 · JOB 18:4 · JOB 19:2 · JOB 21:25 · JOB 23:13 · JOB 27:2 · JOB 27:8 · JOB 30:16 · JOB 30:25 · JOB 31:30 · JOB 31:39 · JOB 32:2 · JOB 33:18 · JOB 33:20 · JOB 33:22 · JOB 33:28 · JOB 33:30 · JOB 36:14 · PSA 3:3 · PSA 6:4 · PSA 6:5 · PSA 7:3 · PSA 7:6 · PSA 10:3 · PSA 11:1 · PSA 11:5 · PSA 13:3 · PSA 16:10 · PSA 17:9 · PSA 17:13 · PSA 19:8 · PSA 22:21 · PSA 22:30 · PSA 23:3 · PSA 24:4 · PSA 25:1 · PSA 25:13 · PSA 25:20 · PSA 26:9 · PSA 27:12 · PSA 30:4 · PSA 31:8 · PSA 31:10 · PSA 31:14 · PSA 33:19 · PSA 33:20 · PSA 34:3 · PSA 34:23 · PSA 35:3 · PSA 35:4 · PSA 35:7 · PSA 35:9 · PSA 35:12 · PSA 35:13 · PSA 35:17 · PSA 35:25 · PSA 38:13 · PSA 40:15 · PSA 41:3 · PSA 41:5 · PSA 42:2 · PSA 42:3 · PSA 42:5 · PSA 42:6 · PSA 42:7 · PSA 42:12 · PSA 43:5 · PSA 44:26 · PSA 49:9 · PSA 49:16 · PSA 49:19 · PSA 54:5 · PSA 54:6 · PSA 55:19 · PSA 56:7 · PSA 56:14 · PSA 57:2 · PSA 57:5 · PSA 57:7 · PSA 59:4 · PSA 62:2 · PSA 62:6 · PSA 63:2 · PSA 63:6 · PSA 63:9 · PSA 63:10 · PSA 66:9 · PSA 66:16 · PSA 69:11 · PSA 69:19 · PSA 70:3 · PSA 71:10 · PSA 71:13 · PSA 71:23 · PSA 72:13 · PSA 72:14 · PSA 74:19 · PSA 77:3 · PSA 78:18 · PSA 78:50 · PSA 84:3 · PSA 86:2 · PSA 86:4 · PSA 86:4 · PSA 86:13 · PSA 86:14 · PSA 88:4 · PSA 88:15 · PSA 89:49 · PSA 94:17 · PSA 94:19 · PSA 94:21 · PSA 97:10 · PSA 103:1 · PSA 103:2 · PSA 103:22 · PSA 104:1 · PSA 104:35 · PSA 105:22 · PSA 106:15 · PSA 107:5 · PSA 107:9 · PSA 107:18 · PSA 107:26 · PSA 109:20 · PSA 109:31 · PSA 116:4 · PSA 116:7 · PSA 116:8 · PSA 119:20 · PSA 119:25 · PSA 119:28 · PSA 119:81 · PSA 119:109 · PSA 119:129 · PSA 119:167 · PSA 119:175 · PSA 120:2 · PSA 120:6 · PSA 121:7 · PSA 123:4 · PSA 124:4 · PSA 124:5 · PSA 124:7 · PSA 130:5 · PSA 130:6 · PSA 131:2 · PSA 131:2 · PSA 138:3 · PSA 139:14 · PSA 141:8 · PSA 142:5 · PSA 142:8 · PSA 143:3 · PSA 143:6 · PSA 143:8 · PSA 143:11 · PSA 143:12 · PSA 146:1 · PRO 1:18 · PRO 1:19 · PRO 2:10 · PRO 6:16 · PRO 6:26 · PRO 6:30 · PRO 6:32 · PRO 7:23 · PRO 8:36 · PRO 10:3 · PRO 11:17 · PRO 11:30 · PRO 12:10 · PRO 13:2 · PRO 13:3 · PRO 13:4 · PRO 13:4 · PRO 13:8 · PRO 13:19 · PRO 13:25 · PRO 14:10 · PRO 14:25 · PRO 15:32 · PRO 16:17 · PRO 16:24 · PRO 16:26 · PRO 18:7 · PRO 19:2 · PRO 19:8 · PRO 19:16 · PRO 19:18 · PRO 20:2 · PRO 21:10 · PRO 21:23 · PRO 22:5 · PRO 22:23 · PRO 22:25 · PRO 23:2 · PRO 23:7 · PRO 23:14 · PRO 24:12 · PRO 24:14 · PRO 25:13 · PRO 25:25 · PRO 27:7 · PRO 27:7 · PRO 27:9 · PRO 28:25 · PRO 29:10 · PRO 29:17 · PRO 29:24 · PRO 31:6 · ECC 2:24 · ECC 4:8 · ECC 6:2 · ECC 6:3 · ECC 6:7 · ECC 6:9 · ECC 7:28 · SNG 1:7 · SNG 3:1 · SNG 3:2 · SNG 3:3 · SNG 3:4 · SNG 5:6 · SNG 6:12 · ISA 1:14 · ISA 3:9 · ISA 10:18 · ISA 15:4 · ISA 19:10 · ISA 26:8 · ISA 26:9 · ISA 38:15 · ISA 38:17 · ISA 42:1 · ISA 43:4 · ISA 44:20 · ISA 46:2 · ISA 47:14 · ISA 49:7 · ISA 51:23 · ISA 53:10 · ISA 53:11 · ISA 53:12 · ISA 55:2 · ISA 55:3 · ISA 56:11 · ISA 58:3 · ISA 58:5 · ISA 58:10 · ISA 58:10 · ISA 61:10 · ISA 66:3 · JER 2:24 · JER 2:34 · JER 3:11 · JER 4:19 · JER 4:30 · JER 4:31 · JER 5:9 · JER 5:29 · JER 6:8 · JER 6:16 · JER 9:8 · JER 11:21 · JER 12:7 · JER 13:17 · JER 14:19 · JER 15:1 · JER 15:9 · JER 17:21 · JER 18:20 · JER 19:7 · JER 19:9 · JER 20:13 · JER 21:7 · JER 21:9 · JER 22:25 · JER 22:27 · JER 26:19 · JER 31:12 · JER 31:14 · JER 31:25 · JER 31:25 · JER 32:41 · JER 34:16 · JER 34:20 · JER 34:21 · JER 37:9 · JER 38:2 · JER 38:16 · JER 38:16 · JER 38:17 · JER 38:20 · JER 39:18 · JER 40:14 · JER 40:15 · JER 42:20 · JER 44:7 · JER 44:14 · JER 44:30 · JER 44:30 · JER 45:5 · JER 46:26 · JER 48:6 · JER 49:37 · JER 50:19 · JER 51:6 · JER 51:14 · JER 51:45 · LAM 1:11 · LAM 1:16 · LAM 1:19 · LAM 2:12 · LAM 2:19 · LAM 3:17 · LAM 3:20 · LAM 3:24 · LAM 3:51 · LAM 3:58 · LAM 5:9 · EZK 3:19 · EZK 3:21 · EZK 4:14 · EZK 7:19 · EZK 13:18 · EZK 13:18 · EZK 13:18 · EZK 13:19 · EZK 13:19 · EZK 14:14 · EZK 14:20 · EZK 16:5 · EZK 16:27 · EZK 17:17 · EZK 18:27 · EZK 22:25 · EZK 22:27 · EZK 23:17 · EZK 23:18 · EZK 23:18 · EZK 23:22 · EZK 23:28 · EZK 24:21 · EZK 24:25 · EZK 25:6 · EZK 25:15 · EZK 27:31 · EZK 32:10 · EZK 33:5 · EZK 33:9 · EZK 36:5 · HOS 4:8 · HOS 9:4 · AMO 2:14 · AMO 2:15 · AMO 6:8 · JON 1:14 · JON 2:8 · JON 4:3 · JON 4:8 · MIC 6:7 · MIC 7:1 · MIC 7:3 · HAB 2:4 · HAB 2:10 · ZEC 11:8 · ZEC 11:8

living creature, living soul = a living creature, including both humans and animals, as defined by the life principle that animates it

GEN 1:20 · GEN 1:21 · GEN 1:24 · GEN 2:7 · GEN 2:19 · GEN 9:10 · GEN 9:12 · GEN 9:15 · GEN 9:16 · LEV 11:10 · LEV 11:46 · LEV 11:46 · NUM 31:28 · ISA 58:11 · EZK 13:20 · EZK 13:20 · EZK 13:20 · EZK 47:9

People | ≈ אִישׁ · גֻּלְגֹּלֶת

"a soul", a person, someone = a human being, as defined by the life principle that animates him/her

GEN 12:5 · GEN 14:21 · GEN 17:14 · GEN 36:6 · GEN 46:15 · GEN 46:18 · GEN 46:22 · GEN 46:25 · GEN 46:26 · GEN 46:26 · GEN 46:27 · GEN 46:27 · EXO 1:5 · EXO 1:5 · EXO 12:4 · EXO 12:15 · EXO 12:16 · EXO 12:19 · EXO 16:16 · EXO 31:14 · LEV 2:1 · LEV 4:2 · LEV 4:27 · LEV 5:1 · LEV 5:2 · LEV 5:4 · LEV 5:15 · LEV 5:17 · LEV 5:21 · LEV 7:18 · LEV 7:20 · LEV 7:20 · LEV 7:21 · LEV 7:21 · LEV 7:25 · LEV 7:27 · LEV 7:27 · LEV 17:10 · LEV 17:12 · LEV 17:15 · LEV 18:29 · LEV 19:8 · LEV 20:6 · LEV 20:6 · LEV 22:3 · LEV 22:6 · LEV 22:11 · LEV 23:29 · LEV 23:30 · LEV 23:30 · LEV 24:17 · LEV 27:2 · NUM 5:6 · NUM 9:13 · NUM 15:27 · NUM 15:28 · NUM 15:30 · NUM 15:30 · NUM 15:31 · NUM 19:13 · NUM 19:18 · NUM 19:20 · NUM 19:22 · NUM 31:19 · NUM 31:35 · NUM 31:35 · NUM 31:40 · NUM 31:40 · NUM 31:46 · NUM 35:11 · NUM 35:15 · NUM 35:30 · NUM 35:30 · DEU 10:22 · DEU 24:7 · DEU 27:25 · JOS 10:28 · JOS 10:30 · JOS 10:32 · JOS 10:35 · JOS 10:37 · JOS 10:37 · JOS 10:39 · JOS 11:11 · JOS 20:3 · JOS 20:9 · 1SA 22:22 · 2KI 12:5 · 1CH 5:21 · PSA 107:9 · PRO 11:25 · PRO 19:15 · JER 43:6 · JER 52:29 · JER 52:30 · JER 52:30 · LAM 3:25 · EZK 18:4 · EZK 18:4 · EZK 18:4 · EZK 18:4 · EZK 18:20 · EZK 27:13 · EZK 33:6

People

dead body = the dead body of a human being, ◄ as defined by the life principle that used to animate it; ≈ contact with it causes ritual uncleanness

LEV 19:28 · LEV 21:1 · LEV 21:11 · LEV 22:4 · NUM 5:2 · NUM 6:6 · NUM 6:11 · NUM 9:6 · NUM 9:7 · NUM 9:10 · NUM 19:11 · NUM 19:13 · JOB 24:12 · PRO 28:17 · HAG 2:13

noun f

Spices

perfume (?) conjectured meaning: = some kind of airy substance, a scent of some sort

ISA 3:20

¹ NUM 11:6 NJPS "gullets" | Gesenius "Kehle" (cf. Dahood on PSA 105:18) ² HAB 2:5 NRSV REB "throat" | NJPS "maw" ³ 2SA 18:13 MT-K בנפשׁו | MT-Q בְנַפְשִׁי ⁴ JOB 33:28 MT-K נפשׁי | MT-Q נַפְשֹׁו ⁵ JER 2:24 MT-K נפשׁו | MT-Q נַפְשָׁהּ ⁶ ISA 3:20 The meaning of בָתֵּי הַנֶּפֶשׁ is controversial: RSV NRSV NIV CEV "perfume" | NJB "scent" | NJPS "talismans" | REB "lockets" | GNT "magic charms". The commentary of Wildberger, who understand the expression as meaning "houses of souls" should still be considered the most adequate.

Enio R. Mueller; Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נֶ֫פֶשׁ 756 n.f. soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion = that which breathes, the breathing substance or being

The נפשׁ becomes a living being

The נפשׁ is specif.

The נפשׁ as the essential of man stands for the man himself

נפשׁ = seat of the appetites, in all periods (46 t.)

נ׳ = seat of emotions and passions

נפשׁ is used occasionally for mental acts

נפשׁ for acts of the will is dub.

נפשׁ = character is still more dub.

נ׳ in D

base