נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ

𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅

nafesho

his 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.

H5315

Proverbs 13:3 · Word #4

Lexicon H5315

Lemmaנֶפֶשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤐𐤔
Transliterationnephesh
Strong'sH5315
In-contexthis life

Morphology HNcbsc/Sp3ms 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 H5315-38

his life-breath

Rootנפש (n-p-sh)
Core Meaningsbreath, life, living being, vitality, self
Semantic Rangebreath, life, living being, person, self, inner desire, appetite, emotional center, life-force, corpse (as departed life)
Conceptual Significanceנֶפֶשׁ expresses the holistic Hebrew view of a person as a living, breathing being rather than a dualistic body–soul divide. It encompasses physical life, personal identity, and inner desire, highlighting the integrated nature of human existence in biblical thought.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in construct form (נַפְשׁ) with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (וֹ), literally "the life-breath of him."
Rendering Rationaleנֶפֶשׁ derives from the root נ-פ-שׁ, associated with breathing and animating life. Rendering it as "life-breath" preserves the concrete sense of living vitality rather than the later abstract idea of an immaterial soul. The 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix is reflected in "his," and the singular form of the noun is maintained.

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Words from Root נפש (breath, life, living being, vitality, self)

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
H5315-05 benafesho in his own life-breath
H5315-07 benafeshoteykhem in your living-selves
H5315-08 benefesh in a life-breath
H5315-09 hanafesh the breathing-being
H5315-10 hanefashot the living souls
H5315-11 hanefesh the breathing-being
H5315-12 kenafeshekha as your own life-breath
H5315-13 kenafesho as his own life-breath
H5315-14 kenefesh as a life-breathing being
H5315-17 lenafesh to a living-being (fem. singular)
H5315-18 lenafeshah to her own life-breath
H5315-20 lenafeshekha for your life-breath
H5315-21 lenafeshekhe to your own life-breath
H5315-22 lenafeshekhem for your (masculine plural) life-breath
H5315-23 lenafeshi for my life-breath
H5315-24 lenafesho for his own life-breath
H5315-25 lenafeshotam for their living-selves
H5315-27 lenafeshoteynu for our living-souls
H5315-28 lenefesh for a life-being
H5315-29 minefesh from a living-soul
H5315-30 nafesh breathing being
H5315-31 nafeshah her life-breath
H5315-32 nafesham their life-breath
H5315-33 nafeshekha your life-breath
H5315-34 nafeshekhe your life-breath
H5315-35 nafeshekhem your (masculine plural) life-breath
H5315-36 nafeshenu our life-breath
H5315-37 nafeshi my life-breath
H5315-39 nafeshot breathing-selves of
H5315-40 nafeshotekhem your life-breaths
H5315-41 nafeshoteykhem your lives
H5315-42 nafeshoteynu our life-breaths
H5315-43 nefashim breathing beings
H5315-44 nefashot breathing beings
H5315-45 nefasot breathing beings
H5315-47 nfshv his breath-life
H5315-48 nfshy my life-breath
H5315-49 ukhenefesh and as a living-soul of
H5315-50 unefashot and living-souls
H5315-51 uvenafeshi and in my life-breath
H5315-52 uvenefesh and with a living soul-being
H5315-53 vehanefesh and the breathing-being
H5315-54 venafesham and their life-breath
H5315-55 venafeshekhe in your own life-breath
H5315-56 venafeshekhem and your life-breath
H5315-57 venafeshenu and our life-breath
H5315-58 venafeshi and my life-breath
H5315-59 venafesho his life-breath
H5315-61 venafeshotam with their living-souls
H5315-63 vnfshv against his 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
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