Lexicon neshamah: Breath, spirit, soul Original Word: נְשָׁמָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance blast, that breaths, inspiration, soul, spirit From nasham; a puff, i.e. Wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. Or (concretely) an animal -- blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit. see HEBREW nasham NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom nasham Definition breath NASB Translation blast (2), breath (15), breathes (1), life (1), persons alive (1), spirit (2), who breathed (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs נְשָׁמָה noun feminine breath; — ׳נ Deuteronomy 20:16 9t.; construct נִשְׁמַת (compare LagBN 82) Genesis 2:7 10t.; suffix נִשְׁמָתִי Job 27:3; נִשְׁמָתוֺ Job 34:14; plural נְשָׁמוֺת Isaiah 57:16; — 1 breath of God as hot wind kindling a flame Isaiah 30:33; as destroying wind 2 Samuel 22:16 = Psalm 18:16; Job 4:9; as cold wind producing ice Job 32:8; Job 33:4. 2 breath of man 1 Kings 17:17; Isaiah 42:5; Job 27:3; Daniel 10:7; breath of life נשׁמת חיים Genesis 2:7 (J); compare נִשְׁמַת רוּחַ חַיִּים Genesis 7:22 (J); as breathed in by God it is God's breath in man Job 34:14; Job 36:4; and is characteristic of man אדם אשׁר נשׁמה באפו Isaiah 2:22 man in whose nostrils is but a breath (late gloss). 3 synonym נפשׁ כָּל נְשָׁמָה every breathing thing Deuteronomy 20:16; Joshua 11:11,14; 1 Kings 15:29; כָּלהַֿנְּשָׁמָה Joshua 10:14; Psalm 150:6; נְשָׁמוֺת Isaiah 57:16. 4 spirit of man, "" רוּחַ, אָדָם ׳נ ׳נֵר י Proverbs 20:27 the spirit of man is a lamp of ׳י. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root נָשַׁם (nasham), which means to pant or blow.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2372 (thumos): Often translated as "wrath" or "passion," this term can relate to the idea of breath or spirit in the sense of emotional fervor or intensity. Usage: The word "neshamah" is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible to denote the breath of life given by God, the spirit or soul of a person, and occasionally the breath of animals. It is a term that signifies the life-giving force and divine inspiration. Context: • Breath of Life: In Genesis 2:7, "neshamah" is used to describe the breath of life that God breathed into Adam, making him a living being: "Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being." Forms and Transliterations הַ֭נְּשָׁמָה הַנְּשָׁמָה֙ הנשמה וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת וְנִשְׁמַת־ וּנְשָׁמ֖וֹת וּנְשָׁמָ֖ה ונשמה ונשמות ונשמת ונשמת־ ונשמתו מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת מִנִּשְׁמַ֖ת מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת מִנִּשְׁמַת־ מנשמת מנשמת־ נְשָׁמָ֑ה נְשָׁמָ֖ה נְשָׁמָ֛ה נְשָׁמָֽה׃ נְשָׁמָה֙ נִשְׁמַ֣ת נִשְׁמַ֤ת נִשְׁמַת־ נִשְׁמָתִ֣י נשמה נשמה׃ נשמת נשמת־ נשמתי han·nə·šā·māh hannəšāmāh hanneshaMah min·niš·maṯ min·niš·maṯ- minnishMat minnišmaṯ minnišmaṯ- nə·šā·māh nəšāmāh neshaMah niš·mā·ṯî niš·maṯ niš·maṯ- nishMat nishmaTi nišmaṯ nišmaṯ- nišmāṯî ū·nə·šā·māh ū·nə·šā·mō·wṯ ūnəšāmāh ūnəšāmōwṯ uneshaMah uneshaMot venishmat venishmaTo wə·niš·mā·ṯōw wə·niš·maṯ wə·niš·maṯ- wənišmaṯ wənišmaṯ- wənišmāṯōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 2:7 HEB: וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י NAS: into his nostrils the breath of life; KJV: into his nostrils the breath of life; INT: and breathed his nostrils the breath A living became Genesis 7:22 Deuteronomy 20:16 Joshua 10:40 Joshua 11:11 2 Samuel 22:16 1 Kings 15:29 1 Kings 17:17 Job 4:9 Job 26:4 Job 27:3 Job 32:8 Job 33:4 Job 34:14 Job 37:10 Psalm 18:15 Psalm 150:6 Proverbs 20:27 Isaiah 2:22 Isaiah 30:33 Isaiah 42:5 Isaiah 57:16 Daniel 10:17 23 Occurrences |