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נְשָׁמָה

Strong’s: H5397

Associated OET lemmas: נְשָׁמָה

Authors: Enio R. Mueller

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: נשׁם

Sense 1: breath

Semantic domains: Blow (002002001002)

Core domains: Human (082); Animal (010); Life and Death (099)

Definition: = the air that is taken in and expelled through the lungs by humans and animals, which makes them live, and which distinguishes them from inanimate objects like idols; ≈ regarded as coming from God; sometimes God is depicted as a breathing being as well

Synonyms: רוּחַ

Show passage in OET: GEN 2:7

OET-RV GEN 2:7

7 Then Yahweh God formed the first man out of the dust on the ground and he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living person.

OET-LV GEN 2:7

7 And_ YHWH god _he/it_formed DOM the_humankind dust from the_soil and_he/it_blew in_his/its_two_nostrils the_breath_of life and_ the_humankind _he/it_was to_living_creature living.
Show passage in OET: GEN 7:22

OET-RV GEN 7:22

22 Everything that had the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils, everything that lived on dry land, died.

OET-LV GEN 7:22

22 All that the_breath_of the_breath life in_his/its_two_nostrils from_all that was_on_ground they_died.

Jump to OET GEN 2:7 section.

Jump to OET GEN 7:22 section.

All 18 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 2:7 · OET GEN 7:22

SA2: OET SA2 22:16

KI1: OET KI1 17:17

JOB: OET JOB 4:9 · OET JOB 26:4 · OET JOB 27:3 · OET JOB 32:8 · OET JOB 33:4 · OET JOB 34:14 · OET JOB 37:10

PSA: OET PSA 18:15

PRO: OET PRO 20:27

ISA: OET ISA 2:22 · OET ISA 30:33 · OET ISA 42:5 · OET ISA 57:16

DAN: OET DAN 10:17

Sense 2: living creature, living soul

Semantic domains: Creatures (001001002)

Core domains: Human (082); Animal (010); Life and Death (099)

Definition: = a living creature, including both humans and animals, as defined by the life principle that animates it

Show passage in OET: DEU 20:16

OET-RV DEU 20:16

16 In contrast, the cities of those peoples that your god Yahweh is giving you as an inheritance, you mustn’t leave a single living thing alive

OET-LV DEU 20:16

16 Only from_the_cities_of the_peoples the_these which YHWH god_of_your is_about_to_give to/for_yourself(m) an_inheritance not you_will_let_live any_of breathing_thing.
Show passage in OET: JOS 10:40

OET-RV JOS 10:40

40 So Yehoshua attacked and conquered the entire region—the hill country and the Negev, the lowlands and the slopes, and all their kings. He didn’t leave any survivors but destroyed everything living, just as Yisrael’s (Israel) god Yahweh had commanded.

OET-LV JOS 10:40

40 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he_defeated DOM all_of the_earth/land the_hill_country and_the_Negeⱱ and_the_Shephelah and_the_slopes and_DOM all_of kings_of_their not he_left a_survivor and_DOM every_of (the)_breathing_thing he_totally_destroyed just_as YHWH the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) he_had_commanded.

Jump to OET DEU 20:16 section.

Jump to OET JOS 10:40 section.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: OET DEU 20:16

JOS: OET JOS 10:40 · OET JOS 11:11 · OET JOS 11:14

KI1: OET KI1 15:29

PSA: OET PSA 150:6

Sense 3: desolation

Definition: see שׁמם

Show passage in OET: PSA 69:26

OET-RV PSA 69:25

25 Let their place become uninhabited.
 ⇔ ≈ Don’t let anyone live in their tents

OET-LV PSA 69:26

26  May_it_be encampment_of_their made_desolate in_tents_of_their not may_anyone_be dwelling.

Jump to OET PSA 69:25 section.