5315 – נֶ֫פֶשׁ (nefesh)

soul

Type:	Noun Noun   fem. ♀ feminine
Category:	Human
Hebrew:	נֶ֫פֶשׁ (nefesh)
Pronunciation:	ne-fesh    Listen
Gematria:	430(50 + 80 + 300)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	from H5314 (נָפַשׁ)
Usage:	754 times in OT

Description

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) dubious
1h) activity of the will
1h1) dubious
1i) activity of the character
1i1) dubious

Synonyms

נֶ֫פֶשׁ	nefesh	♀	H5315	(754 ggr)	soul
גַּרְגְּרוֹת	gargerot	♀	H1621	(4 ggr)	neck
גָּרוֹן	garon	♂	H1627	(7 ggr)	throat
לֹעַ	loa	♂	H3930	(1 ggr)	throat
מַפְרֶקֶת	mifreqet	♀	H4665	(1 ggr)	neck
עֲנָק	anaq	♂	H6060a	(0 ggr)	neck
עֹ֫רֶף	oref	♂	H6203	(33 ggr)	neck
צַוָּאר	tsavar	♂	H6677a	(41 ggr)	neck

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Origin

from H5314 (נָפַשׁ):

נָפַשׁ

nafash

H5314

be refreshed

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word nefesh was translated to the following:

ἀνήρ	aner	G0435	man
ἐλεύθερος	eleutheros	G1658	free
ἐλπίς	elpis	G1680	hope
ἐνύπνιον	enupnion	G1798	dream
καρδία	kardia	G2588	heart
κεφαλή	kephale	G2776	head
πνοή	pnoe	G4157	wind
σῶμα	soma	G4983	body
ψυχή	psuche	G5590	soul

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