נָפַשׁ
nâphash · naw-fash'
to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
- to breathe
- passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (be) refresh selves (-ed).
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to speak, the word › to consume, to destroy
The seed, life continuing that works to speak, the word that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָפַשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- may be refreshed1 · 33%
- and was refreshed1 · 33%
- and refreshed1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.