nephesh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ‎.

Pronunciation

Noun

nephesh (plural nephashoth or nepheshes)

  1. (biblical) The tangible aspects of life, as possessed by human beings and the higher animals; sometimes translated as soul.

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