Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H5315: נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh) Definition

Strong's number
H5315
Lemma
נֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration
nephesh
Pronunciation
neh'-fesh
Strong's definition
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. from H5314 (נָפַשׁ);

683 instances of the word נֶפֶשׁ nephesh (H5315)


  • Proverbs 14:10 - The heart knoweth bitterness his own with his joy doth not intermeddle and a stranger

  • Proverbs 14:25 - delivereth souls witness A true witness speaketh lies but a deceitful

  • Proverbs 15:32 - He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding

  • Proverbs 16:17 - The highway of the upright is to depart from evil preserveth his soul he that keepeth his way

  • Proverbs 16:24 - are as an honeycomb words Pleasant sweet to the soul and health to the bones

  • Proverbs 16:26 - He that laboureth laboureth craveth for himself for his mouth

  • Proverbs 18:7 - mouth A fool's is his destruction and his lips are the snare of his soul

  • Proverbs 19:2 - be without knowledge Also that the soul it is not good and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth

  • Proverbs 19:8 - He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul he that keepeth understanding shall find good

  • Proverbs 19:15 - Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep soul and an idle shall suffer hunger

  • Proverbs 19:16 - He that keepeth the commandment He that keepeth his own soul but he that despiseth his ways shall die

  • Proverbs 19:18 - Chasten thy son while there is hope for his crying spare and let not thy soul

  • Proverbs 20:2 - is as the roaring of a lion The fear of a king whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul

  • Proverbs 21:10 - The soul of the wicked desireth evil findeth no favour in his eyes his neighbour

  • Proverbs 21:23 - Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Whoso keepeth from troubles his soul

  • Proverbs 22:5 - Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward he that doth keep his soul shall be far

  • Proverbs 22:23 - For the LORD will plead their cause and spoil and spoil the soul

  • Proverbs 22:25 - Lest thou learn his ways and get a snare to thy soul

  • Proverbs 23:2 - And put a knife to thy throat if thou be a man given to appetite

  • Proverbs 23:7 - For as he thinketh in his heart so is he Eat and drink saith he to thee but his heart