Soul / Nephesh
Nephesh is a broad Hebrew term that can mean: • living being • life • person • self • throat • appetite It should not automatically be defined as an immortal, immaterial entity living inside the body.
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Lust
Sinful longing; the inward sin which leads to the falling away from God (Rom. This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
View overview sources
- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
- Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
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Study overview
Study at a glance
- Subject type
- Subject
- Strong’s
- G3715, H2530, H5315, H8307, G1971, G2237, G3806, H5689
- Hebrew
- חָמַד · châmad
- Greek
- ὄρεξις · orexis
Grafted biblical context
Concept articles connected to this study
Strong’s and original-language information
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὄρεξις
- Transliteration
- orexis
- Language
- Greek
- Part of speech
- G:N-F
- Indexed occurrences
- 1
Glosses
lust
Lexicon definition
ὄρεξις, -εως, ἡ (ὀρέγομαι), [in LXX Wis.14:2 15:5 16:2-3, Sir.18:30 23:6, 4Ma.1:33 4Mac 1:35 * ;] the most general ward for all kinds of desire, longing, appetite: of lust, Rom.1:27 SYN.: see: πάθος (AS)
A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
Ὄρεξις
- Transliteration
- órexis
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 1
Glosses
lust
Lexicon definition
desire, longing; lust, concupiscence, Ro. 1.27.
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
חָמַד
- Transliteration
- châmad
- Pronunciation
- khaw-mad'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 30
Glosses
beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, ([idiom] great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
Lexicon definition
to delight in
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
נֶפֶשׁ
- Transliteration
- nephesh
- Pronunciation
- neh'-fesh
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 754
Glosses
any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
Lexicon definition
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality
used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
שְׁרִירוּת
- Transliteration
- shᵉrîyrûwth
- Pronunciation
- sher-ee-rooth'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 10
Glosses
imagination, lust.
Lexicon definition
obstinacy
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
ἐπιποθέω
- Transliteration
- epipothéō
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 9
Glosses
(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust
Lexicon definition
to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
ἡδονή
- Transliteration
- hēdonḗ
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 5
Glosses
lust, pleasure
Lexicon definition
sensual delight
by implication, desire
by implication, desire
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
πάθος
- Transliteration
- páthos
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 3
Glosses
(inordinate) affection, lust
Lexicon definition
properly, suffering ("pathos"), i.e. (subjectively) a passion (especially concupiscence)
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
עָגַב
- Transliteration
- ʻăgab
- Pronunciation
- aw-gab'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 7
Glosses
have inordinate affection, lust, dote, lover.
Lexicon definition
to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually)
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
ὄρεξις
- Transliteration
- órexis
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 1
Glosses
lust
Lexicon definition
excitement of the mind, i.e. longing after
Complete dictionary entries
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Lust
Sinful longing; the inward sin which leads to the falling away from God (Rom. 1:21). "Lust, the origin of sin, has its place in the heart, not of necessity, but because it is the centre of all moral forces and impulses and of spiritual activity." In Mark 4:19 "lusts" are objects of desire.
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Concordance
Strong's Concordance
Lust
Indexed occurrences: 9
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Strong's Concordance
Lusts
Indexed occurrences: 1
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All Scripture references33 references
Genesis 1
Exodus 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 1
Ezekiel 9
Matthew 1
Mark 1
John 1
Romans 1
1 Corinthians 1
Ephesians 1
Colossians 1
1 Timothy 1
2 Timothy 1
Titus 1
James 1
1 Peter 2
2 Peter 1
1 John 1
Jude 1
Topical Bible
Nave's Topical Bible
LUST
Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for LUST.
Indexed references: 18
Scripture references:
Source: Nave's Topical Bible · View data sources
Sources
- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
- Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
Ancient Context2 items
Josephus Antiquities Whiston
How, After The Death Of Joshua Their Commander, The Israelites Transgressed The Laws Of Their Country, And Experienced Great Afflictions; And When There Was A Sedition Arisen, The Tribe Of Benjamin Was Destroyed Excepting Only Six Hundred Men.
Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 2
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How Absalom Murdered Amnon, Who Had Forced His Own Sister; And How He Was Banished And Afterwards Recalled By David.
Antiquities Book 7, Chapter 8
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LUST
Nave’s Topical Bible references for LUST.
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Concupiscence
Desire, Rom. 7:8 (R.V., "coveting"); Col. 3:5 (R.V., "desire"). The "lust of concupiscence" (1 Thess. 4:5; R.V., "passion of lust") denotes evil desire, indwelling sin.
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Kibroth-hattaavah
the graves of lust
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Lust
Sinful longing; the inward sin which leads to the falling away from God (Rom. 1:21). "Lust, the origin of sin, has its place in the heart, not of necessity, but because it is the centre of all moral forces and impulses and of spiritual activity." In Mark 4:19 "lusts" are objects of desire.
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