Meaning of נפש | Babel Free
/napʃ/הגדרות
- a soul, psyche (spirit of a person or animal)
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defective spelling of נופש alt-of, misspelling
- life (the state of being alive, of living)
- a person (human being)
- will (intent, volition)
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breath dated
שוות ערך
English
soul
דוגמאות
“וּמִיַּד הָאָדָם מִיַּד אִישׁ אָחִיו אֶדְרֹשׁ אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ הָאָדָם”
and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man
“וַיִּקַּח עֵשָׂו אֶת־נָשָׁיו וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בְּנֹתָיו וְאֶת־כָּל־נַפְשׁוֹת בֵּיתוֹ וְאֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ וְאֶת־כָּל־בְּהֶמְתּוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־קִנְיָנוֹ”
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions
“לְנֶפֶשׁ לֹא־יִטַּמָּא בְּעַמָּיו”
There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people
“אִם־יֵשׁ אֶת־נַפְשְׁכֶם לִקְבֹּר אֶת־מֵתִי מִלְּפָנַי”
If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight
“נַפְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵא׃”
Its breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from its mouth.
רמת CEFR
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.