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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #5314 - נָפַשׁ

Transliteration

nâphash

Phonetics

naw-fash'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1395

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Niphal) to take breath, refresh oneself

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 373 ‑ ἀναπαύω (an‑ap‑ow'‑o); 404 ‑ ἀναψύχω (an‑aps‑oo'‑kho); 2664 ‑ καταπαύω (kat‑ap‑ow'‑o); 3973 ‑ παύω (pow'‑o); 373 ‑ ἀναπαύω (an‑ap‑ow'‑o); 404 ‑ ἀναψύχω (an‑aps‑oo'‑kho);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

BSB (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

CSB (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

ESV (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

KJV (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

LEB (4)

Exodus 2

Joshua 1

2 Samuel 1

LSB (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

N95 (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

NAS (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Exodus 2

2 Samuel 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2424) s p n (נפסה NPSh) AC: Refresh CO: Soul AB: ?: The whole of a person, the body, breath and mind.

V) s p n (נסהפ NShP) - Refresh: To refresh the whole of the person. KJV (3): (vf: Niphal) refresh - Strongs: H5314 (נָפַשׁ)

N^f) s p n (נפסה NPSh) - Soul: KJV (751): soul, life, person, mind, heart, creature, body, dead, will, desire, man, self, any, appetite - Strongs: H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[נָפַשׁ] verb denominative (compare Syriac

refresh;

be refreshed; Ethiopic

); —

Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִנָּפֵשׁ Exodus 23:12 (E) 2 Samuel 16:14; וַיִּנָּפַ֑שׁ Exodus 31:17 (P); — take breath, refresh oneself.

List of Word Forms

וְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁ וַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁ וַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ׃ וינפש וינפש׃ נְשָׁמָֽה׃ נשמה׃ nə·šā·māh nəšāmāh neshaMah vaiyinnaFash vaiyinnaFesh veyinnaFesh way·yin·nā·p̄aš way·yin·nā·p̄êš wayyinnāp̄aš wayyinnāp̄êš wə·yin·nā·p̄êš wəyinnāp̄êš