Nephesh
neh'-fesh
Noun Feminine
- soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
- that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
- living being
- living being (with life in the blood)
- the man himself, self, person or individual
- seat of the appetites
- seat of emotions and passions
- activity of mind
- dubious
- activity of the will
- dubious
- activity of the character
- dubious
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
Xpn
Origin
from (05314)
Strong's Number
05315
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 1395a
KJV Word Usage
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
Total
753
KJV Verse Count
39
15
48
44
31
15
8
1
28
14
18
13
6
33
141
54
32
58
12
33
2
3
5
3
3
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.
Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Nephesh". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon".
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