H5315Noun, feminine754 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
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- Genesis 1:30נֶפֶשׁ
And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
- Leviticus 7:18וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ
If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
- Numbers 5:6הַנֶּפֶשׁ
“Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty
- Psalm 3:2לְנַפְשִׁי
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
- Proverbs 2:10לְנַפְשְׁךָ
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
- Jeremiah 2:24נַפְשָׁהּ
a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.