Strong's Concordance H5315

Original Word: נֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: nephesh
Phonetic Spelling: neh'-fesh
from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.

Usages throughout the bible

Ezekiel 36:5 - Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, H5315 to cast it out for a prey.

Ezekiel 47:9 - And it shall come to pass, that every thing H5315 that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

Hosea 4:8 - They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart H5315 on their iniquity.

Hosea 9:4 - They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul H5315 shall not come into the house of the LORD.

Amos 2:14 - Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: H5315

Amos 2:15 - Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. H5315

Amos 6:8 - The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, H5315 saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

Jonah 1:14 - Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, H5315 and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

Jonah 2:5 - The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: H5315 the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Jonah 2:7 - When my soul H5315 fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

Jonah 4:3 - Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life H5315 from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

Jonah 4:8 - And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself H5315 to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

Micah 6:7 - Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? H5315

Micah 7:1 - Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul H5315 desired the firstripe fruit.

Micah 7:3 - That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: H5315 so they wrap it up.

Habakkuk 2:4 - Behold, his soul H5315 which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

Habakkuk 2:5 - Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire H5315 as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

Habakkuk 2:10 - Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. H5315

Haggai 2:13 - Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body H5315 touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

Zechariah 11:8 - Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul H5315 lothed them, and their soul H5315 also abhorred me.