נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh) is a Hebrew noun meaning soul. It appears 757 times in 31 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5315).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1395a)

Root family 1395: נָפַשׁ nāpaš — take breath, refresh oneself. This denominative verb occurs only in the Niphal (Ex 23:12; II Sam 16:14; Ex 31:17)

• נָפַשׁ nāpaš — take breath

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