Nephesh

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 05315

Original Word	Word Origin
Xpn	from (05314)
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Nephesh	TWOT - 1395a
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
neh'-fesh	Noun Feminine

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

King James Word Usage - Total: 753

soul 475, life 117, person 29, mind 15, heart 15, creature 9, body 8, himself 8, yourselves 6, dead 5, will 4, desire 4, man 3, themselves 3, any 3, appetite 2, miscellaneous 47

KJV Verse Count
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
Solomon	7
Isaiah	32
Jeremiah	58
Lamentations	12
Ezekiel	33
Hosea	2
Amos	3
Jonah	5
Micah	3
Habakkuk	3
Haggai	1
Zechariah	1

Total	683

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Nephesh". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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