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

Psalms 35:25 - Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: H5315 let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Psalms 38:12 - They also that seek after my life H5315 lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Psalms 40:14 - Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul H5315 to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psalms 41:2 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will H5315 of his enemies.

Psalms 41:4 - I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; H5315 for I have sinned against thee.

Psalms 42:1 - [[To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.]] As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul H5315 after thee, O God.

Psalms 42:2 - My soul H5315 thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

Psalms 42:4 - When I remember these things, I pour out my soul H5315 in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

Psalms 42:5 - Why art thou cast down, O my soul? H5315 and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Psalms 42:6 - O my God, my soul H5315 is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

Psalms 42:11 - Why art thou cast down, O my soul? H5315 and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Psalms 43:5 - Why art thou cast down, O my soul? H5315 and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Psalms 44:25 - For our soul H5315 is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

Psalms 49:8 - (For the redemption of their soul H5315 is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

Psalms 49:15 - But God will redeem my soul H5315 from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Psalms 49:18 - Though while he lived he blessed his soul: H5315 and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

Psalms 54:3 - For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: H5315 they have not set God before them. Selah.

Psalms 54:4 - Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. H5315

Psalms 55:18 - He hath delivered my soul H5315 in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

Psalms 56:6 - They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. H5315

Psalms 56:13 - For thou hast delivered my soul H5315 from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Psalms 57:1 - [[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.]] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul H5315 trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

Psalms 57:4 - My soul H5315 is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalms 57:6 - They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul H5315 is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

Psalms 59:3 - For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: H5315 the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Psalms 62:1 - [[To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.]] Truly my soul H5315 waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

Psalms 62:5 - My soul, H5315 wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Psalms 63:1 - [[A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.]] O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul H5315 thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Psalms 63:5 - My soul H5315 shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

Psalms 63:8 - My soul H5315 followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

Psalms 63:9 - But those that seek my soul, H5315 to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Psalms 66:9 - Which holdeth our soul H5315 in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Psalms 66:16 - Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. H5315

Psalms 69:1 - [[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.]] Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. H5315

Psalms 69:10 - When I wept, and chastened my soul H5315 with fasting, that was to my reproach.

Psalms 69:18 - Draw nigh unto my soul, H5315 and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

Psalms 70:2 - Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: H5315 let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Psalms 71:10 - For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul H5315 take counsel together,

Psalms 71:13 - Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; H5315 let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Psalms 71:23 - My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, H5315 which thou hast redeemed.

Psalms 72:13 - He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls H5315 of the needy.

Psalms 72:14 - He shall redeem their soul H5315 from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Psalms 74:19 - O deliver not the soul H5315 of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Psalms 77:2 - In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul H5315 refused to be comforted.

Psalms 78:18 - And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. H5315

Psalms 78:50 - He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul H5315 from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

Psalms 84:2 - My soul H5315 longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Psalms 86:2 - Preserve my soul; H5315 for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

Psalms 86:4 - Rejoice the soul H5315 of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. H5315

Psalms 86:13 - For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul H5315 from the lowest hell.