נַפְשָׁ֑/ם
𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌
nafesham
their-life
from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); 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.
Jeremiah 21:7 · Word #32
Lexicon H5315
| Lemma | נֶפֶשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤔 |
| Transliteration | nephesh |
| Strong's | H5315 |
| In-context | their-life |
Morphology HNcbsc/Sp3mp
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 | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H5315-32
their life-breath
| Root | נפש (n-p-š) |
| Core Meanings | breath, life, living being, self, desire, vitality |
| Semantic Range | life, living being, person, self, inner being, appetite, desire, seat of emotions, mortal life |
| Conceptual Significance | נֶפֶשׁ expresses the integrated, living self in Hebrew thought—the embodied life sustained by breath. It can denote one’s very life or person, highlighting the biblical view of human beings as animated creatures whose vitality and identity are inseparable from the life-breath given by Elohim. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in construct form (נַפְשׁ) with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix (־ם), yielding "their נפש." |
| Rendering Rationale | נֶפֶשׁ derives from the root נ-פ-שׁ, conveying the idea of breath and the animating life-force. The form is feminine singular in construct with a third person masculine plural suffix ("their"), so "their life-breath" preserves the singular possessed noun while clearly reflecting the 3mp pronominal suffix. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נפש (breath, life, living being, self, desire, vitality)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5315-01 |
banefesh | against the life-being |
H5315-02 |
benafesham | in their living-being |
H5315-04 |
benafeshi | with my life-breath |
Word Usage (757 occurrences of H5315)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:20 | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | nefesh | of living creatures |
| Genesis 1:21 | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | nefesh | living creature |
| Genesis 1:24 | נֶ֤פֶשׁ | nefesh | living creatures |