Strong’s Hebrew • Noun, Feminine
H5315: nephesh
נֶפֶשׁPronounced: /neh-fesh/ • From H5314 (naphash — to breathe, be refreshed)
Short Definition: Soul, living being, life, inner person
Exhaustive Lexicon Definition & Theological Meaning
The whole living person, soul, vitality, and inner seat of appetite, emotion, and spiritual longing ("He restores my soul — Nafshi yeshovev").
Brown-Driver-Briggs / Thayer Exegesis:
BDB: Soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion.
KJV Translation Usage
soul (475x), life (117x), person (29x), heart (15x)
Total Biblical Occurrences
753 Times
Asante Twi Equivalent
Ɔkra (Me Kra Ne Me Nkwa)
Key Biblical Occurrences
H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) appears in these foundational scripture passages:
Psalm 23:3Genesis 2:7Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 42:1