נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

Hebrew · Strong's H5315 · pronounced neh'-fesh · used 754 times in 683 verses

Meaning

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

In the King James Version: 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.

Derivation: from H5314 (נָפַשׁ);

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Where it is used

Psalms 40:14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalms 41:2 The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
Psalms 41:4 I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
Psalms 42:1 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Psalms 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
Psalms 42:4 These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
Psalms 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Psalms 42:6 O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.
Psalms 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalms 43:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalms 44:25 For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
Psalms 49:8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
Psalms 49:15 But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
Psalms 49:18 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
Psalms 54:3 For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah
Psalms 54:4 Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
Psalms 55:18 He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
Psalms 56:6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
Psalms 56:13 For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
Psalms 57:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Psalms 57:4 My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
Psalms 57:6 They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
Psalms 59:3 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
Psalms 62:1 For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Psalms 62:5 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Psalms 63:1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Psalms 63:5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
Psalms 63:8 My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
Psalms 63:9 But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
Psalms 66:9 He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
Psalms 66:16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
Psalms 69:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
Psalms 69:10 I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
Psalms 69:18 Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
Psalms 70:2 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalms 71:10 For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
Psalms 71:13 May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
Psalms 71:23 When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
Psalms 72:13 He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
Psalms 72:14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
Psalms 74:19 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
Psalms 77:2 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 78:18 They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
Psalms 78:50 He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
Psalms 84:2 My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Psalms 86:2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
Psalms 86:4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Psalms 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Psalms 86:14 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.
Psalms 88:3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
Psalms 88:14 Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
Psalms 89:48 What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
Psalms 94:17 Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Psalms 94:19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
Psalms 94:21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Psalms 97:10 Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 103:1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Psalms 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
Psalms 103:22 Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Psalms 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.