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)


  • Psalms 63:9 - to destroy But those that seek my soul it shall go into the lower parts of the earth

  • Psalms 66:9 - Which holdeth our soul in life and suffereth to be moved not our feet

  • Psalms 66:16 - and hear and I will declare all ye that fear God what he hath done for my soul

  • Psalms 69:1 - Save me O God are come for the waters in unto my soul

  • Psalms 69:10 - When I wept with fasting and chastened my soul that was to my reproach

  • Psalms 69:18 - Draw nigh unto my soul and redeem me because of mine enemies it deliver

  • Psalms 70:2 - Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul let them be turned backward and put to confusion that desire my hurt

  • Psalms 71:10 - speak For mine enemies against me and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together

  • Psalms 71:13 - Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt

  • Psalms 71:23 - shall greatly rejoice My lips when I sing unto thee and my soul which thou hast redeemed

  • Psalms 72:13 - He shall spare the poor and needy the souls and needy and shall save

  • Psalms 72:14 - from deceit and violence He shall redeem their soul and precious shall their blood be in his sight

  • Psalms 74:19 - O deliver not the congregation not the soul of thy turtledove not the congregation of thy poor of the wicked forget for ever

  • Psalms 77:2 - In the day of my trouble the Lord I sought my sore in the night ran and ceased refused to be comforted not my soul

  • Psalms 78:18 - And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust

  • Psalms 78:50 - He made a way to his anger he spared from death not their soul their life to the pestilence but gave

  • Psalms 84:2 - longeth yea even fainteth My soul for the courts of the LORD my heart and my flesh crieth out God for the living

  • Psalms 86:2 - Preserve my soul for I am holy save thy servant O thou my God that trusteth

  • Psalms 86:4 - Rejoice my soul of thy servant for unto thee O Lord my soul do I lift up

  • Psalms 86:13 - is thy mercy For great toward me and thou hast delivered my soul hell from the lowest