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Lexicon :: Strong's H5397 - nᵊšāmâ

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נְשָׁמָה
Transliteration
nᵊšāmâ
Pronunciation
nesh-aw-maw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1433a

Strong’s Definitions

נְשָׁמָה nᵉshâmâh, nesh-aw-maw'; from H5395; a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal:—blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H5397 in the following manner: breath (17x), blast (3x), spirit (2x), inspiration (1x), souls (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H5397 in the following manner: breath (17x), blast (3x), spirit (2x), inspiration (1x), souls (1x).

  1. breath, spirit

    1. breath (of God)

    2. breath (of man)

    3. every breathing thing

    4. spirit (of man)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נְשָׁמָה nᵉshâmâh, nesh-aw-maw'; from H5395; a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal:—blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
STRONGS H5397: Abbreviations
† נְשָׁמָה noun feminine breath; — נ׳ Deuteronomy 20:16 + 9 times; construct נִשְׁמַת (compare LagBN 82) Genesis 2:7 + 10 times; suffix נִשְׁמָתִי Job 27:3; נִשְׁמָתוֺ Job 34:14; plural נְשָׁמוֺת Isaiah 57:16; —
1. breath of God as hot wind kindling a flame Isaiah 30:33; as destroying wind 2 Samuel 22:16 = Psalm 18:16; Job 4:9; as cold wind producing ice Job 32:8; Job 33:4.
2. breath of man 1 Kings 17:17; Isaiah 42:5; Job 27:3; Daniel 10:7; breath of life נשׁמת חיים Genesis 2:7 (J); compare נִשְׁמַת רוּחַ חַיִּים Genesis 7:22 (J); as breathed in by God it is God's breath in man Job 34:14; Job 36:4; and is characteristic of man אדם אשׁר נשׁמה באפו Isaiah 2:22 man in whose nostrils is but a breath (late gloss).
3. synonym נפשׁ כָּל נְשָׁמָה every breathing thing Deuteronomy 20:16; Joshua 11:11, 14; 1 Kings 15:29; כָּלהַֿנְּשָׁמָה Joshua 10:14; Psalm 150:6; נְשָׁמוֺת Isaiah 57:16.
4. spirit of man, || רוּחַ, אָדָם נ׳ נֵר י׳ Proverbs 20:27 the spirit of man is a lamp of י׳.

See related BDB entry H5395.
See related Aramaic BDB entry H5396.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:7; 2:7; 7:22

Deuteronomy

20:16; 20:16

Joshua

10:14; 11:11; 11:14

2 Samuel

22:16

1 Kings

15:29; 17:17

Job

4:9; 27:3; 27:3; 32:8; 33:4; 34:14; 34:14; 36:4

Psalms

18:16; 150:6

Proverbs

20:27

Isaiah

2:22; 30:33; 42:5; 57:16; 57:16

Daniel

10:7

H5397

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5397 matches the Hebrew נְשָׁמָה (nᵊšāmâ),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:7 - then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:22 - everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:16 - But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:40 - So Joshua defeated the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:11 - And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:14 - And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:16 - Then the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:29 - And as soon as he was king, he killed all the house of Jerobo'am; he left to the house of Jerobo'am not one that breathed, until he had destroyed it, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by his servant Ahi'jah the Shi'lonite;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:17 - After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:9 - By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:4 - With whose help have you uttered words, and whose spirit has come forth from you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:3 - as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 - But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:4 - The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:14 - If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:10 - By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:15 - Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare, at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:6 - Let everything that breathes praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:22 - Turn away from man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 - For a burning place has long been prepared; yea, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:5 - Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:16 - For I will not contend for ever, nor will I always be angry; for from me proceeds the spirit, and I have made the breath of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:17 - How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me."
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