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H5315Hebrew

נֶפֶשׁ

Definition and meaning

nephesh (neh'-fesh) n-f. 1. (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality 2. used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) [from H5314] KJV: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it. Root(s): H5314

Tagged KJV passages

683 matching verses - 753.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Psalms 62:5

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 63:1

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Matched English: soul
Psalms 63:5

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

Matched English: soul
Psalms 63:8

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 63:9

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

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Psalms 66:9

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 66:16

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 69:1

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 69:10

When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 69:18

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

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Psalms 70:2

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

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Psalms 71:10

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

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Psalms 71:13

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

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Psalms 71:23

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 72:13

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Matched English: souls
Psalms 72:14

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

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Psalms 74:19

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

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Psalms 77:2

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 78:18

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

Matched English: lust
Psalms 78:50

He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

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Psalms 84:2

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 86:2

Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

Matched English: soul
Psalms 86:4

Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Matched English: soul, soul
Psalms 86:13

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Matched English: soul