נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ
𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅
nafesho
himself
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 15:32 · Word #4
Lexicon H5315
| Lemma | נֶפֶשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤔 |
| Transliteration | nephesh |
| Strong's | H5315 |
| In-context | himself |
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
| Root | נפש (n-p-sh) |
| Core Meanings | breath, life, living being, vitality, self |
| Semantic Range | breath, life, living being, person, self, inner desire, appetite, emotional center, life-force, corpse (as departed life) |
| Conceptual Significance | נֶפֶשׁ 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 Notes | Common feminine singular noun in construct form (נַפְשׁ) with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (וֹ), literally "the life-breath of him." |
| Rendering Rationale | נֶפֶשׁ 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. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |
H5305-01 |
nafish | Refreshed-One |
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 |