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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.
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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 Job 37:10

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