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Lexicon :: Strong's H5397 - nᵊšāmâ

Aa
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 BoxGen 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:7 - And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:22 - Everything on the dry land, in which was the breath of life, came to its end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:16 - But in the towns of these peoples whose land the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, let no living thing be kept from death:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:40 - So Joshua overcame all the land, the hill-country and the South and the lowland and the mountain slopes, and all their kings; all were put to death: and every living thing he gave up to the curse, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:11 - And they put every person in it to death without mercy, giving every living thing up to the curse, and burning Hazor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:14 - And all the goods taken from these towns, and their cattle, the children of Israel kept for themselves; but every man they put to death without mercy, till their destruction was complete, and there was no one living.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:16 - Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:29 - And straight away when he became king, he sent destruction on all the offspring of Jeroboam; there was not one living person of all the family of Jeroboam whom he did not put to death, so the word of the Lord, which he said by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite, came about;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:17 - Now after this, the son of the woman of the house became ill, so ill that there was no breath in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:9 - By the breath of God destruction takes them, and by the wind of his wrath they are cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:4 - To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:3 - (For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life;)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 - But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:4

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:14 - If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:10 - By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:15 - Then the deep beds of the waters were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of your words of wrath, O Lord, because of the breath from your mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:6 - Let everything which has breath give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:22 - Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 - For a place of fire has long been ready; yes, it has been made ready for the king; he has made it deep and wide: it is massed with fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of fire, puts a light to it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:5 - God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:16 - For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:17 - For how may this servant of my lord have talk with my lord? for, as for me, straight away my strength went from me and there was no breath in my body.
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