לַ֝/נֶּפֶשׁ
𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔
lanefesh
to the soul
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 16:24 · Word #6
Lexicon H5315
| Lemma | נֶפֶשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤔 |
| Transliteration | nephesh |
| Strong's | H5315 |
| In-context | to the soul |
Morphology HRd/Ncbsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5315-16
for a breathing-being
| Root | נפשׁ (n-p-sh) |
| Core Meanings | breath, life, living being, self, vitality, inner desire |
| Semantic Range | life, living person, self, soul, inner being, appetite, desire, corpse (a departed life), individual person |
| Conceptual Significance | נֶפֶשׁ expresses the biblical view of a person as a unified living being animated by breath, not a detached soul separate from the body. It encompasses life, identity, and desire, underscoring the holistic anthropology of the Hebrew Scriptures. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (“to/for”) prefixed to a common feminine singular absolute noun (נֶפֶשׁ). No pronominal suffix. The form remains singular and feminine. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נֶפֶשׁ (feminine singular) fundamentally denotes a breathing, living being—one animated by breath. The prefixed preposition לָ (“to/for”) yields “for a breathing-being,” preserving both the core idea of life-breath and the singular feminine form indicated in the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נפשׁ (breath, life, living being, self, vitality, inner desire)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5315-03 |
benafeshenu | with our life-breath |
H5315-06 |
benafeshotam | with their lives |
H5315-15 |
lanafesh | to a breathing-being |
H5315-19 |
lenafesham | for their life-breath |
H5315-26 |
lenafeshoteykhem | for your (m.pl.) living-selves |
H5315-46 |
nefesh | breathing being |
H5315-60 |
venafeshot | and living-breath beings of |
H5315-62 |
venefesh | and a living-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 |