נֶפֶשׁ
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. a soul, psyche (spirit of a person or animal)
2. life (the state of being alive, of living)
3. a person (human being)
4. will (intent, volition)
5. breath (dated)
Pronunciation
néfesh
Examples92
לנֶפֶשׁ לֹא־יִטַּמָּא בעַמָּיו
There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people
וּמִיָּד הָאָדָם מִיָּד אִישׁ אָחִיו אֶדְרֹשׁ אֵת־נֶפֶשׁ הָאָדָם
and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man
אִם־יֵשׁ אֵת־נַפְשְׁכֶם לִקְבֹּר אֵת־מֵתִי מִלִּפְנֵי
If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight
נַפְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִים תִּלְהַט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יָצָא׃
Its breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from its mouth.
זירי וואליד חֲבֵרִים בנֶפֶשׁ כְּבָר 40 שָׁנָה.
Ziri and Walid have been lifelong buddies for forty years.
תּוֹם אָמַר שֶׁאַל לָנוּ לשָׂם אֵת כופר הַנֶּפֶשׁ.
Tom said we shouldn't pay the ransom.