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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H5397, H7307, H5396, H5301, H5315, G4157, H1892, H7381
Hebrew
נְשָׁמָה · nᵉshâmâh
Greek
πνοή · pnoḗ

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נְשָׁמָה

H5397
Transliteration
nᵉshâmâh
Pronunciation
nesh-aw-maw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
24

Glosses

breath, blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.

Lexicon definition

a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

רוּחַ

H7307
Transliteration
rûwach
Pronunciation
roo'-akh
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
378

Glosses

breath, wind, spirit, air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).

Lexicon definition

wind

by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation

figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality

by extension, a region of the sky

by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

נָפַח

H5301
Transliteration
nâphach
Pronunciation
naw-fakh'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
12

Glosses

blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.

Lexicon definition

to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire

figuratively, to disesteem)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

נֶפֶשׁ

H5315
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)

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הֶ֫בֶל

H1892
Transliteration
hebel
Pronunciation
heh'bel
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
73

Glosses

vapour, breath, [idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.

Lexicon definition

emptiness or vanity

figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory

often used as an adverb

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Breath

Indexed occurrences: 66

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All Scripture references495 references

Genesis 16

Genesis 1:2Genesis 1:30Genesis 2:7Genesis 3:8Genesis 6:3Genesis 6:17Genesis 7:15Genesis 7:22Genesis 8:1Genesis 8:21Genesis 26:35Genesis 27:27Genesis 35:18Genesis 41:8Genesis 41:38Genesis 45:27

Exodus 14

Exodus 5:21Exodus 6:9Exodus 10:13Exodus 10:19Exodus 14:21Exodus 15:8Exodus 15:10Exodus 28:3Exodus 29:18Exodus 29:25Exodus 29:41Exodus 31:3Exodus 35:21Exodus 35:31

Leviticus 17

Leviticus 1:9Leviticus 1:13Leviticus 1:17Leviticus 2:2Leviticus 2:9Leviticus 2:12Leviticus 3:5Leviticus 3:16Leviticus 4:31Leviticus 6:8Leviticus 6:14Leviticus 8:21Leviticus 8:28Leviticus 17:6Leviticus 23:13Leviticus 23:18Leviticus 26:31

Numbers 30

Numbers 5:14Numbers 5:30Numbers 11:17Numbers 11:25Numbers 11:26Numbers 11:29Numbers 11:31Numbers 14:24Numbers 15:3Numbers 15:7Numbers 15:10Numbers 15:13Numbers 15:14Numbers 15:24Numbers 16:22Numbers 18:17Numbers 24:2Numbers 27:16Numbers 27:18Numbers 28:2Numbers 28:6Numbers 28:8Numbers 28:13Numbers 28:24Numbers 28:27Numbers 29:2Numbers 29:6Numbers 29:8Numbers 29:13Numbers 29:36

Deuteronomy 4

Deuteronomy 2:30Deuteronomy 20:16Deuteronomy 32:21Deuteronomy 34:9

Joshua 5

Joshua 2:11Joshua 5:1Joshua 10:40Joshua 11:11Joshua 11:14

Judges 10

Judges 3:10Judges 6:34Judges 8:3Judges 9:23Judges 11:29Judges 13:25Judges 14:6Judges 14:19Judges 15:14Judges 15:19

1 Samuel 14

1 Samuel 1:151 Samuel 10:61 Samuel 10:101 Samuel 11:61 Samuel 16:131 Samuel 16:141 Samuel 16:151 Samuel 16:161 Samuel 16:231 Samuel 18:101 Samuel 19:91 Samuel 19:201 Samuel 19:231 Samuel 30:12

2 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 22:112 Samuel 22:162 Samuel 23:2

1 Kings 13

1 Kings 10:51 Kings 15:291 Kings 16:131 Kings 16:261 Kings 17:171 Kings 18:121 Kings 18:451 Kings 19:111 Kings 21:51 Kings 22:211 Kings 22:221 Kings 22:231 Kings 22:24

2 Kings 6

2 Kings 2:92 Kings 2:152 Kings 2:162 Kings 3:172 Kings 17:152 Kings 19:7

1 Chronicles 4

1 Chronicles 5:261 Chronicles 9:241 Chronicles 12:191 Chronicles 28:12

2 Chronicles 10

2 Chronicles 9:42 Chronicles 15:12 Chronicles 18:202 Chronicles 18:212 Chronicles 18:222 Chronicles 18:232 Chronicles 20:142 Chronicles 21:162 Chronicles 24:202 Chronicles 36:22

Ezra 2

Ezra 1:1Ezra 1:5

Nehemiah 2

Nehemiah 9:20Nehemiah 9:30

Job 44

Job 1:19Job 3:11Job 4:9Job 4:15Job 6:4Job 6:26Job 7:7Job 7:11Job 7:16Job 8:2Job 9:18Job 9:29Job 10:12Job 10:21Job 11:20Job 12:10Job 14:9Job 15:2Job 15:13Job 15:30Job 16:3Job 17:1Job 19:17Job 20:3Job 21:4Job 21:18Job 21:34Job 26:4Job 26:13Job 27:3Job 27:12Job 28:25Job 30:15Job 30:22Job 32:8Job 32:18Job 33:4Job 34:14Job 35:16Job 37:10Job 37:21Job 38:17Job 41:8Job 41:21

Psalms 50

Psalms 1:4Psalms 11:6Psalms 18:11Psalms 18:15Psalms 18:16Psalms 18:43Psalms 31:6Psalms 31:7Psalms 32:2Psalms 33:6Psalms 34:19Psalms 35:5Psalms 39:5Psalms 39:6Psalms 39:7Psalms 39:12Psalms 48:8Psalms 51:12Psalms 51:13Psalms 51:14Psalms 51:19Psalms 55:9Psalms 62:10Psalms 76:13Psalms 77:4Psalms 77:7Psalms 78:8Psalms 78:33Psalms 78:39Psalms 83:14Psalms 94:11Psalms 103:16Psalms 104:3Psalms 104:4Psalms 104:29Psalms 104:30Psalms 106:33Psalms 107:25Psalms 135:7Psalms 135:17Psalms 139:7Psalms 142:4Psalms 143:4Psalms 143:7Psalms 143:10Psalms 144:4Psalms 146:4Psalms 147:18Psalms 148:8Psalms 150:6

Proverbs 24

Proverbs 1:23Proverbs 11:13Proverbs 11:29Proverbs 13:11Proverbs 14:29Proverbs 15:4Proverbs 15:13Proverbs 16:2Proverbs 16:18Proverbs 16:19Proverbs 16:32Proverbs 17:22Proverbs 17:27Proverbs 18:14Proverbs 20:27Proverbs 21:6Proverbs 25:14Proverbs 25:23Proverbs 25:28Proverbs 27:16Proverbs 29:11Proverbs 29:23Proverbs 30:4Proverbs 31:30

Ecclesiastes 42

Ecclesiastes 1:2Ecclesiastes 1:6Ecclesiastes 1:14Ecclesiastes 1:17Ecclesiastes 2:1Ecclesiastes 2:11Ecclesiastes 2:15Ecclesiastes 2:17Ecclesiastes 2:19Ecclesiastes 2:21Ecclesiastes 2:23Ecclesiastes 2:26Ecclesiastes 3:19Ecclesiastes 3:21Ecclesiastes 4:4Ecclesiastes 4:6Ecclesiastes 4:7Ecclesiastes 4:8Ecclesiastes 4:16Ecclesiastes 5:6Ecclesiastes 5:9Ecclesiastes 5:15Ecclesiastes 6:2Ecclesiastes 6:4Ecclesiastes 6:9Ecclesiastes 6:11Ecclesiastes 6:12Ecclesiastes 7:6Ecclesiastes 7:8Ecclesiastes 7:9Ecclesiastes 7:15Ecclesiastes 8:8Ecclesiastes 8:10Ecclesiastes 8:14Ecclesiastes 9:9Ecclesiastes 10:4Ecclesiastes 11:4Ecclesiastes 11:5Ecclesiastes 11:8Ecclesiastes 11:10Ecclesiastes 12:7Ecclesiastes 12:8

Song of Solomon 7

Song of Solomon 1:3Song of Solomon 1:12Song of Solomon 2:13Song of Solomon 4:10Song of Solomon 4:11Song of Solomon 7:9Song of Solomon 7:14

Isaiah 50

Isaiah 2:22Isaiah 4:4Isaiah 7:2Isaiah 11:2Isaiah 11:4Isaiah 11:15Isaiah 17:13Isaiah 19:3Isaiah 19:14Isaiah 25:4Isaiah 26:9Isaiah 26:18Isaiah 27:8Isaiah 28:6Isaiah 29:10Isaiah 29:24Isaiah 30:1Isaiah 30:7Isaiah 30:28Isaiah 30:33Isaiah 31:3Isaiah 32:2Isaiah 32:15Isaiah 33:11Isaiah 34:16Isaiah 37:7Isaiah 38:16Isaiah 40:7Isaiah 40:13Isaiah 41:16Isaiah 41:29Isaiah 42:1Isaiah 42:5Isaiah 44:3Isaiah 48:16Isaiah 49:4Isaiah 54:6Isaiah 57:13Isaiah 57:15Isaiah 57:16Isaiah 59:19Isaiah 59:21Isaiah 61:1Isaiah 61:3Isaiah 63:10Isaiah 63:11Isaiah 63:14Isaiah 64:5Isaiah 65:14Isaiah 66:2

Jeremiah 28

Jeremiah 2:5Jeremiah 2:24Jeremiah 4:11Jeremiah 4:12Jeremiah 4:31Jeremiah 5:13Jeremiah 8:19Jeremiah 10:3Jeremiah 10:8Jeremiah 10:13Jeremiah 10:14Jeremiah 10:15Jeremiah 13:24Jeremiah 14:6Jeremiah 14:22Jeremiah 15:9Jeremiah 16:19Jeremiah 18:17Jeremiah 22:22Jeremiah 48:11Jeremiah 49:32Jeremiah 49:36Jeremiah 51:1Jeremiah 51:11Jeremiah 51:16Jeremiah 51:17Jeremiah 51:18Jeremiah 52:23

Lamentations 2

Lamentations 4:17Lamentations 4:20

Ezekiel 48

Ezekiel 1:4Ezekiel 1:12Ezekiel 1:20Ezekiel 1:21Ezekiel 2:2Ezekiel 3:12Ezekiel 3:14Ezekiel 3:24Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 5:10Ezekiel 5:12Ezekiel 6:13Ezekiel 8:3Ezekiel 10:17Ezekiel 11:1Ezekiel 11:5Ezekiel 11:19Ezekiel 11:24Ezekiel 12:14Ezekiel 13:3Ezekiel 13:11Ezekiel 13:13Ezekiel 16:19Ezekiel 17:10Ezekiel 17:21Ezekiel 18:31Ezekiel 19:12Ezekiel 20:28Ezekiel 20:32Ezekiel 20:41Ezekiel 21:12Ezekiel 27:26Ezekiel 36:26Ezekiel 36:27Ezekiel 37:1Ezekiel 37:5Ezekiel 37:6Ezekiel 37:8Ezekiel 37:9Ezekiel 37:10Ezekiel 37:14Ezekiel 39:29Ezekiel 42:16Ezekiel 42:17Ezekiel 42:18Ezekiel 42:19Ezekiel 42:20Ezekiel 43:5

Daniel 6

Daniel 2:1Daniel 2:3Daniel 5:23Daniel 8:8Daniel 10:17Daniel 11:4

Hosea 8

Hosea 4:12Hosea 4:19Hosea 5:4Hosea 8:7Hosea 9:7Hosea 12:2Hosea 13:15Hosea 14:7

Joel 2

Joel 3:1Joel 3:2

Amos 1

Amos 4:13

Jonah 3

Jonah 1:4Jonah 2:9Jonah 4:8

Micah 3

Micah 2:7Micah 2:11Micah 3:8

Habakkuk 2

Habakkuk 1:11Habakkuk 2:19

Haggai 2

Haggai 1:14Haggai 2:5

Zechariah 10

Zechariah 2:10Zechariah 4:6Zechariah 5:9Zechariah 6:5Zechariah 6:8Zechariah 7:12Zechariah 10:2Zechariah 12:1Zechariah 12:10Zechariah 13:2

Malachi 2

Malachi 2:15Malachi 2:16

Luke 4

Luke 2:28Luke 4:36Luke 13:11Luke 24:37

John 1

John 19:30

Acts 3

Acts 7:59Acts 13:36Acts 17:25

2 Thessalonians 1

2 Thessalonians 2:8

Revelation 2

Revelation 11:11Revelation 13:15

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Death

May be simply defined as the termination of life. It is represented under a variety of aspects in Scripture: (1.) "The dust shall return to the earth as it was" (Eccl. 12:7). (2.) "Thou takest away their breath, they die" (Ps. 104:29). (3.) It is the dissolution of "our earthly house of this tabernacle" (2 Cor. 5:1); the "putting off this tabernacle" (2 Pet. 1:13, 14). (4.) Being "unclothed" (2 Cor. 5:3, 4). (5.) "Falling on sleep" (Ps. 76:5; Jer. 51:39; Acts 13:36; 2 Pet. 3:9. (6.) "I go whence I shall not return" (Job 10:21); "Make me to know mine end" (Ps. 39:4); "to depart" (Phil. 1:23). The grave is represented as "the gates of death" (Job 38:17; Ps. 9:13; 107:18). The gloomy silence of the grave is spoken of under the figure of the "shadow of death" (Jer. 2:6). Death is the effect of sin (Heb. 2:14), and not a "debt of nature." It is but once (9:27), universal (Gen. 3:19), necessary (Luke 2:28-30). Jesus has by his own death taken away its sting for all his followers (1 Cor. 15:55-57). There is a spiritual death in trespasses and sins, i.e., the death of the soul under the power of sin (Rom. 8:6; Eph. 2:1, 3; Col. 2:13). The "second death" (Rev. 2:11) is the everlasting perdition of the wicked (Rev. 21:8), and "second" in respect to natural or temporal death. THE DEATH OF CHRIST is the procuring cause incidentally of all the blessings men enjoy on earth. But specially it is the procuring cause of the actual salvation of all his people, together with all the means that lead thereto. It does not make their salvation merely possible, but certain (Matt. 18:11; Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 1:4; 3:13; Eph. 1:7; 2:16; Rom. 8:32-35).

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Ghost

An old Saxon word equivalent to soul or spirit. It is the translation of the Hebrew nephesh_ and the Greek _pneuma, both meaning "breath," "life," "spirit," the "living principle" (Job 11:20; Jer. 15:9; Matt. 27:50; John 19:30). The expression "to give up the ghost" means to die (Lam. 1:19; Gen. 25:17; 35:29; 49:33; Job 3:11). (See HOLY [236]GHOST.)

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Spirit

(Heb. ruah; Gr. pneuma), properly wind or breath. In 2 Thess. 2:8 it means "breath," and in Eccl. 8:8 the vital principle in man. It also denotes the rational, immortal soul by which man is distinguished (Acts 7:59; 1 Cor. 5:5; 6:20; 7:34), and the soul in its separate state (Heb. 12:23), and hence also an apparition (Job 4:15; Luke 24:37, 39), an angel (Heb. 1:14), and a demon (Luke 4:36; 10:20). This word is used also metaphorically as denoting a tendency (Zech. 12:10; Luke 13:11). In Rom. 1:4, 1 Tim. 3:16, 2 Cor. 3:17, 1 Pet. 3:18, it designates the divine nature.

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