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 109:20 - Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD and of them that speak evil against my soul

  • Psalms 109:31 - For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor to save him from those that condemn his soul

  • Psalms 116:4 - I upon the name O LORD Then called I beseech O LORD thee deliver my soul

  • Psalms 116:7 - Return O my soul unto thy rest for the LORD hath dealt bountifully

  • Psalms 116:8 - For thou hast delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling

  • Psalms 119:20 - breaketh My soul for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times

  • Psalms 119:25 - cleaveth unto the dust DALETH My soul quicken thou me according to thy word

  • Psalms 119:28 - melteth My soul for heaviness strengthen thou me according unto thy word

  • Psalms 119:81 - fainteth for thy salvation CAPH My soul in thy word but I hope

  • Psalms 119:109 - My soul in my hand is continually thy law yet do I not forget

  • Psalms 119:129 - are wonderful PE Thy testimonies keep therefore doth my soul

  • Psalms 119:167 - hath kept My soul thy testimonies and I love them exceedingly

  • Psalms 119:175 - live Let my soul and it shall praise thee and let thy judgments help

  • Psalms 120:2 - O LORD Deliver my soul lips from lying tongue and from a deceitful

  • Psalms 120:6 - hath long dwelt My soul with him that hateth peace

  • Psalms 121:7 - The LORD he shall preserve thee from all evil he shall preserve thy soul

  • Psalms 123:4 - is exceedingly filled Our soul with the scorning of those that are at ease and with the contempt

  • Psalms 124:4 - Then the waters had overwhelmed us the stream had gone over our soul

  • Psalms 124:5 - Then had gone over our soul waters the proud

  • Psalms 124:7 - Our soul as a bird and we are escaped out of the snare of the fowlers out of the snare is broken and we are escaped