נֶפֶשׁ
nepes (nep̄eš)
/NEH-fesh/
“soul, life, living being, person”
Throat, neck, appetite, breath, life, living creature; in biblical anthropology, humanity was created a living soul (nephesh chayah), a psychophysical unity.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From נָפַשׁ (H5314) to be refreshed.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
soullifepersonmindheart
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H5315 נֶפֶשׁ soul, life, living being, person G5590 ψυχή breath, breath of life, life, the vital principle
LXX conceptual translation: נֶפֶשׁ (soul, life, living being, person) -> ψυχή (breath, breath of life, life, the vital principle)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where נֶפֶשׁ (nepes) carries significant theological or narrative weight.