נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh) — Any
Hebrew word study: נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), Strong's H5315. properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodil
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV translation words: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
Strong's H5315 is tagged on 754 words in 683 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:20 and last appears in Zechariah 11:8.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 683)
- Genesis 1:20 — נֶפֶשׁ — creatures
- Genesis 1:21 — נֶפֶשׁ — creature
- Genesis 1:24 — נֶפֶשׁ — creatures
- Genesis 1:30 — נֶפֶשׁ — life
- Genesis 2:7 — לְנֶפֶשׁ — into a creature
- Genesis 2:19 — נֶפֶשׁ — a creature
- Genesis 9:4 — בְּנַפְשׁוֹ — with life its
- Genesis 9:5 — לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם — of lives you
- Genesis 9:10 — נֶפֶשׁ — creature
- Genesis 9:12 — נֶפֶשׁ — creature
- Genesis 9:15 — נֶפֶשׁ — creature
- Genesis 9:16 — נֶפֶשׁ — creature
- Genesis 12:5 — הַנֶּפֶשׁ — the persons
- Genesis 12:13 — נַפְשִׁי — life my
- Genesis 14:21 — הַנֶּפֶשׁ — the persons
- Genesis 17:14 — הַנֶּפֶשׁ — the person
- Genesis 19:17 — נַפְשֶׁךָ — life your
- Genesis 19:19 — נַפְשִׁי — life my
- Genesis 19:20 — נַפְשִׁי — life my
- Genesis 23:8 — נַפְשְׁכֶם — desire your
- Genesis 27:4 — נַפְשִׁי — self my
- Genesis 27:19 — נַפְשֶׁךָ — self your
- Genesis 27:25 — נַפְשִׁי — self my
- Genesis 27:31 — נַפְשֶׁךָ — self your
- Genesis 32:30 — נַפְשִׁי — life my
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H5314 נָפַשׁ (nâphash).
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Frequently asked questions
What does nephesh (H5315) mean?
Properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental).
How is H5315 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5315 as: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it..
How often does נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh) appear?
Strong's H5315 is tagged on 754 words in 683 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:20 and last appears in Zechariah 11:8.
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