לְ/נַפְשֹֽׁתֵי/כֶם֙
𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌
nephesh
for the lives of you
The animate self; a living being with breath; the seat of life or vitality in animals and humans. In the Hebrew Bible, 'nephesh' refers to living creatures, the essential self or person, appetite, desire, and occasionally the seat of emotions or consciousness. It can indicate the life that animates a body, a specific individual, or one's being in a holistic sense. Unlike later concepts of an immortal soul distinct from the body, 'nephesh' primarily expresses the living, breathing person or animal, often rendered as 'life', 'person', or 'being.'
Genesis 9:5 · Word #4
Lexicon H5315
| Lemma | נֶפֶשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤔 |
| Transliteration | nephesh |
| Strong's | H5315 |
| Definition | The animate self; a living being with breath; the seat of life or vitality in animals and humans. In the Hebrew Bible, 'nephesh' refers to living creatures, the essential self or person, appetite, desire, and occasionally the seat of emotions or consciousness. It can indicate the life that animates a body, a specific individual, or one's being in a holistic sense. Unlike later concepts of an immortal soul distinct from the body, 'nephesh' primarily expresses the living, breathing person or animal, often rendered as 'life', 'person', or 'being.' |
Morphology HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for the lives of you |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5315-26
for your living selves
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + feminine plural construct noun נַפְשׁוֹת + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; "to/for your (mp) selves/lives." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נֶפֶשׁ denotes the breathing, animate self—a living being. In the plural construct with a 2nd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed לְ, it yields "for your living selves," preserving plurality, possession, and the sense of embodied life. |
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