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OSHB Prov 14:25 נְפָשׁוֹת (nəfāshōt) Strongs=5315 Lemma=‘נֶפֶשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘lives’ word gloss=‘lives’
Morphology=Ncbpa PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (5) of identical word form נְפָשׁוֹת (Morphology=Ncbpa PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נְפָשׁוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncbpa PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=plural State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘lives’, ‘persons’.

EZE 13:18 contextual word gloss=‘persons’ word gloss=‘lives’ OSHB EZE 13:18 word 20

OET-LV: 18 And_you _will _say thus he _says my_master YHWH woe to_women _who_sew bands on all _of the _joints _of my _hands _of_of and_women _who_make the _long_veils on the_head _of every _of stature to_hunt persons persons will _you(pl)_hunt of_my _of_people and_persons of_yourselves will _you(pl)_preserve _alive. (EZE_13:18)

OET-RV: 18 Tell them that the master Yahweh says this: ‘The women won’t end well who sew magic charms onto every part of their hands, and make headbands for people of every walk of life that are used to deceive people and hunt them down. Do you people really think you can get away with hunting down my people, but then save your own lives? (EZE 13:18)

EZE 13:19 contextual word gloss=‘persons’ word gloss=‘persons’ OSHB EZE 13:19 word 10

OET-LV: 19 And_you(pl)_have _profaned DOM_me to people _of_my for_handfuls _of barley(s) and_for_fragments _of bread by_putting _to _death persons who not they _will _die and_by_preserving _alive persons who not they _will _live when_you_speak _falsehood to_my _of_people who_listen _to _of (of)_falsehood. (EZE_13:19)

OET-RV: 19 You’ve profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread. You people have killed people who shouldn’t have died, and saved the lives of those who shouldn’t have continued to live, because of your lies to my people who heard you. (EZE 13:19)

EZE 13:19 contextual word gloss=‘persons’ word gloss=‘persons’ OSHB EZE 13:19 word 15

EZE 17:17 contextual word gloss=‘lives’ word gloss=‘lives’ OSHB EZE 17:17 word 15

OET-LV: 17 And_not with_an _army large and_with_a _company great Parˊoh he _will _do with_him in_battle when_pour _out a _mound and_when_build a _siege-work to_cut _off lives many. (EZE_17:17)

OET-RV: 17 Egypt’s Far-oh (Pharaoh) with his mighty army and huge horde won’t help him in battle, when ramps are constructed and siege walls are built up to cut off many lives, (EZE 17:17)

EZE 22:27 contextual word gloss=‘lives’ word gloss=‘lives’ OSHB EZE 22:27 word 9

OET-LV: 27 Princes _of_its in_its _of_midst are_like_wolves which_tear _of (of)_prey to_shed blood to_destroy lives so _as to _make _unjust _gain unjust _gain. (EZE_22:27)

OET-RV: 27 Its leaders within it are like wolves tearing apart their victims. They pour out blood and destroy life, just to make a dishonest profit, (EZE 22:27)

Hebrew words (23) other than נְפָשׁוֹת (Morphology=Ncbpa PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘lives’

Have 23 other words (וְנַפְשׁוֹת, חָי, בְּנַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶם, נַפְשׁוֹת, חַיֵּיהֶם, נַפְשׁוֹת, לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם, חַיֵּיכֶם, חַי, בְּחַיֵּיהֶם, בְּחַיֵּיהֶם, נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ, בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם, חַיֵּיהֶֽם, בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָם, יִחְיֶה, חַיֵּינוּ, הַנְּפָשׁוֹת, חַיֵּי, בְּנַפְשֹׁתָם, יִחְיֶה, בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם, לְנַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ) with 12 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘נֶפֶשׁ’, Lemma=‘חַי’, Lemma=‘חַיִּים’, Lemma=‘חיה’, Lemma=‘חָיָה’, Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’, Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘חַיִּים’, ‘הוּא’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’, Lemmas=‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, Lemmas=‘חַיִּים’, ‘הוּא’)

GEN 9:5 לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם (lənafshotēykem) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, your(pl)_of, lives’ morpheme glosses=‘for, lives_of, your(pl)’ OSHB GEN 9:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5 And_nevertheless DOM blood _of_your(pl) of_your(pl)_of_lives I _will _seek from_the_hand _of every _of animal I_will _seek _it and_from_the _hand _of the_humankind from_the_hand _of each _of his/its_woman I _will _seek DOM the _life _of the_humankind. (GEN_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 Also, I will certainly require blood as payment for people’s lives: if anyone murders another person, I require that the murderer must die, and even if an animal kills a human being, I require that it must die. (GEN 9:5)

GEN 47:9 חַיֵּי (ḩayyēy) Lemma=‘חַיִּים’ contextual word gloss=‘of_the_lives_of’ word gloss=‘life_of’ OSHB GEN 47:9 word 22

OET-LV: 9 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _said to Parˊoh the _days _of the _years _of my _sojournings _of_of are_thirty and_one _hundred year[s] few and_displeasing the _days _of they _have _been of _the _years _of my _life _of_of and_not they _have _reached DOM the _days _of the _years _of the _lives _of my _ancestors _of_of in_the _days _of their _sojournings _of_of. (GEN_47:9)

OET-RV: 9 “I’ve been moving from place to place for 130 years,” Yacob replied. “My life has been short and with many difficulties, so I haven’t reached the longer ages of my ancestors in their moving around.” (GEN 47:9)

EXO 1:14 חַיֵּיהֶם (ḩayyēyhem) Lemmas=‘חַיִּים’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘lives_of, their’ morpheme glosses=‘lives_of, their’ OSHB EXO 1:14 word 3

OET-LV: 14 And_they _made _bitter DOM lives _of_their with_labour hard in_mortar and_in_bricks and_on/over_all labour in _the_field DOM all _of labour _of_their which they _laboured in/among_them with_harshness. (EXO_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 and they made their lives bitter with the hard slavery. They were forced to make mortar and bricks, as well as all kinds of slave labour in the fields—all the work they had to do was strenuous and tiring. (EXO 1:14)

NUM 17:3 בְּנַפְשֹׁתָם (bənafshotām) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘by, their_of, lives’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, lives_of, their’ OSHB NUM 17:3 word 5

OET-LV: 3  DOM the _censers _of the _sinners the_these by_their _of_lives and_people _will _make DOM_them beaten _out _of thin _plates plating for_altar if/because they_brought _them _near to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_they _became _holy and_let _them _become (into)_a_sign for_the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (NUM_17:3)

OET-RV: 3 and inscribe Aharon’s name on the staff for the Levites so there’s one for each tribe. (NUM 17:3)

DEU 8:3 יִחְיֶה (yiḩyeh) Lemma=‘חָיָה’ contextual word gloss=‘he_lives’ word gloss=‘live’ OSHB DEU 8:3 word 19

OET-LV: 3 And_he_humbled _you and_he_allowed _you _to _hunger and_he_caused _you _to _eat DOM the_manna which not you _had _known and_not they_had _known ancestors _of_your so _as to_make _you _know if/because _that not on the_bread for_him/it_being _alone he _lives the_humankind if/because on every _of (the)_utterance _of the _mouth _of YHWH he _lives the_humankind. (DEU_8:3)

OET-RV: 3 He humbled you by making you hungry and feeding you some stuff that neither you nor your ancestors had heard of, in order to teach you that people don’t just need food, but can only properly live by following what Yahweh says. (DEU 8:3)

DEU 8:3 יִחְיֶה (yiḩyeh) Lemma=‘חָיָה’ contextual word gloss=‘he_lives’ word gloss=‘lives’ OSHB DEU 8:3 word 27

DEU 32:47 חַיֵּיכֶם (ḩayyēykem) Lemmas=‘חַיִּים’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘lives_of, [is]_your(pl)’ morpheme glosses=‘life_of, your(pl)’ OSHB DEU 32:47 word 9

OET-LV: 47 If/because not is_a _message too_empty it for_you(pl) if/because it lives _of_is_your(pl) and_by_message the_this you(pl)_will _prolong days on the_soil where you(pl) are_about _to _pass _over DOM the_Yardēn/(Jordan) to_there to_take_possession _of _it. (DEU_32:47)

OET-RV: 47 because it’s no light matter for you all. Yes, it’s your lives, and by doing that you can prolong your time in the land which you are crossing over the Yarden river to take possession of.” (DEU 32:47)

JOS 2:13 נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ (nafshotēynū) Lemmas=‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘lives_of, our’ morpheme glosses=‘lives_of, our’ OSHB JOS 2:13 word 16

OET-LV: 13 And_you(pl)_will _let _live DOM father _of_my and_DOM mother _of_my and_DOM brothers _of_my and_DOM sisters _of_my and_DOM all _of who to/for_them and_you(pl)_will _deliver DOM lives _of_our from_death. (JOS_2:13)

OET-RV: 13 and spare my parents and my siblings and their families from death.” (JOS 2:13)

JOS 9:24 לְנַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ (lənafshotēynū) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘for, our_of, lives’ morpheme glosses=‘for, lives_of, our’ OSHB JOS 9:24 word 30

OET-LV: 24 And_they _answered DOM Yəhōshūˊa and_they _said if/because fully _(tell) it _was _told to_your(pl)_of_servants DOM how he _had _commanded YHWH god _of_your DOM Mosheh servant _of_his to_give to/for_you(pl) DOM all _of the_earth/land and_to_destroy DOM all _of the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land from_before _of_you(pl) and_we _were _afraid very for_our _of_lives because_of_you(pl) and_we _did DOM the_thing (the)_this. (JOS_9:24)

OET-RV: 24 “Because it was made very clear to your servants,” they answered, “that your god Yahweh had commanded his servant Mosheh to give to you all the land and to destroy everyone who lives in the region. We feared for our lives when you came closer, so that’s what we did. (JOS 9:24)

1 SAM 20:31 חַי (ḩay) Lemma=‘חיה’ contextual word gloss=‘he_lives’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_lived’ OSHB 1 SAM 20:31 word 7

OET-LV: 31 If/because all _of the_days which the _son _of Yishay he _lives on the_soil not you _will _be _established you and_your _of_kingdom and_now send and_fetch DOM_him/it to_me if/because is_a _son _of death he. (SA1_20:31)

OET-RV: 31 because as long as that son of Yishay stays alive on this earth, you and your kingdom will never be established. Now, send men and arrest him, because he’s on his way to the grave!” (SA1 20:31)

2 SAM 1:23 בְּחַיֵּיהֶם (bəḩayyēyhem) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘חַיִּים’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, their_of, lives’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, life_of, their’ OSHB 2 SAM 1:23 word 5

OET-LV: 23 Shāʼūl and_Yōnātān (the)_lovable and_(the)_pleasant in_their _of_lives and_in_their _of_death not they _were _separated more_than _eagles they _were _swift more_than _lions they _were _strong. (SA2_1:23)

OET-RV: ⇔  23 Sha’ul and Yonatan were loved—
⇔ ≈ they pleased the people.
⇔ and even at their death they weren’t separated.
⇔ They were swifter than eagles.
⇔ ≈ they were stronger than lions. (SA2 1:23)

2 SAM 23:17 בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָם (bənafshōtām) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘with, their_of, lives’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, lives_of, their’ OSHB 2 SAM 23:17 word 10

OET-LV: 17 And_he/it _said far_be _it to/for_me Oh_YHWH from_my_doing this_thing the_blood _of the _men who_went with_their _of_lives and_not he _was _willing to_drink_them these_things they _did the _three _of the_powerful/mighty(pl). (SA2_23:17)

OET-RV: 17 saying, “Far be it for me, Yahweh, to drink this—the blood of the men who risked their lives.” So he wasn’t willing to drink it.
¶ Those were some of the things done by ‘The Three’ powerful warriors. (SA2 23:17)

1 CHR 11:19 בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם (ⱱənafshōtām) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘with, their_of, lives’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, lives_of, their’ OSHB 1 CHR 11:19 word 11

OET-LV: 19 And_he/it _said far_be _it to/for_me from_my _of_god from_doing this_thing the_blood _of the _men the_these will _I _drink with_their _of_lives if/because with_their _of_lives they_brought _them and_not he _was _willing to_drink_them these_things they _did the _three _of the_warriors. (CH1_11:19)

OET-RV: 19 “Far be it from me to drink this water in front of my god,” he said. “Could I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives to bring it?” So he wasn’t prepared to drink it. Those were some of the things those three powerful warriors did. (CH1 11:19)

JOB 19:25 חָי (ḩāy) Lemma=‘חַי’ contextual word gloss=‘he_lives’ word gloss=‘living_(creature)’ OSHB JOB 19:25 word 4

OET-LV: 25 And_I I _know my _of_vindicator he _lives and_last on dust he _will _stand. (JOB_19:25)

OET-RV: 25 I do know that my redeemer lives,
⇔ and that he will stand on the dust at the end. (JOB 19:25)

PSA 72:13 וְנַפְשׁוֹת (vənafshōt) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, the_lives_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, lives_of’ OSHB PSA 72:13 word 5

OET-LV: 13 He _will _have _compassion on the_poor and_the_needy and_the _lives _of needy_people he _will _save. (PSA_72:13)

OET-RV: 13 He has pity on the poor and needy,
⇔ ≈ and he saves the lives of needy people. (PSA 72:13)

PSA 97:10 נַפְשׁוֹת (nafshōt) Lemma=‘נֶפֶשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘the_lives_of’ word gloss=‘lives_of’ OSHB PSA 97:10 word 6

OET-LV: 10 Oh_you(pl)_who_love _of (of)_YHWH hate evil he_is_protecting the _lives _of his _faithful_people from_the_hand _of wicked_people he_delivers _them. (PSA_97:10)

OET-RV: 10 All you who love Yahweh, hate evil.
⇔ He protects the lives of his faithful ones—
⇔ he rescues them from the schemes of wicked people. (PSA 97:10)

ECC 2:3 חַיֵּיהֶֽם (ḩayyēyhem) Lemmas=‘חַיִּים’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘their_lives_of, of’ morpheme glosses=‘lives_of, their’ OSHB ECC 2:3 word 26

OET-LV: 3 I _searched in_my _of_heart to_gratify with_wine DOM flesh _of_my and_my _of_heart was_guiding with_wisdom and_to_take _hold on_folly until that I _saw where this is_good for_the _children _of the_humankind which they _will _do under the_heavens the _number _of the _days _of their _lives _of_of. (ECC_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 I explored in myself how to indulge my body with wine, but my mind was guiding me in wisdom.
⇔ Also, how to grasp foolishness
⇔ until I could see whether that’s better for humanity to do while they live out their lives here on this earth. (ECC 2:3)

ECC 9:3 בְּחַיֵּיהֶם (bəḩayyēyhem) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘חַיִּים’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, their_of, lives’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, live_of, they’ OSHB ECC 9:3 word 20

OET-LV: 3 This is_an _evil in_all that it _is _done under the_sun if/because fate one belongs_to_everyone and_also the _heart _of the _children _of the_humankind is_full evil and_madness(es) is_in_their _of_heart in_their _of_lives and_after_it to the _dead_people. (ECC_9:3)

OET-RV: 3 There’s evil in everything that’s done in this world:
⇔ that same final event for everyone.
⇔ Yes, humankind’s minds are full of evil and madness during their lifetimes,
⇔ and after that they join the dead. (ECC 9:3)

ISA 38:20 חַיֵּינוּ (ḩayyēynū) Lemmas=‘חַיִּים’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘our_lives_of, of’ morpheme glosses=‘lives_of, our’ OSHB ISA 38:20 word 7

OET-LV: 20 YHWH is_to_save_me and_stringed _instruments _of we _will _play all _of the _days _of our _lives _of_of at the _house _of YHWH. (ISA_38:20)

OET-RV: 20 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 38:20)

JER 2:34 נַפְשׁוֹת (nafshōt) Lemma=‘נֶפֶשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘of_[the]_lives_of’ word gloss=‘life_of’ OSHB JER 2:34 word 5

OET-LV: 34 Also on_your _two’s _of_skirts the_blood _of they _were _found of_the_lives _of needy_people innocent not in _(the)_in you_found _them if/because on all _of these_things. (JER_2:34)

OET-RV: 34 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 2:34)

JER 17:21 בְּנַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶם (bənafshōtēykem) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, your(pl)_of, lives’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, lives_of, your(pl)’ OSHB JER 17:21 word 5

OET-LV: 21 thus YHWH he _says take _heed to_your(pl)_of_lives and_do _not carry a _burden in/on_day of_the _sabbath and_you(pl)_will _bring_it in_the _gates _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (JER_17:21)

OET-RV: 21 ◙ (JER 17:21)

EZE 18:4 הַנְּפָשׁוֹת (hannəfāshōt) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘נֶפֶשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), lives’ morpheme glosses=‘the, lives’ OSHB EZE 18:4 word 3

OET-LV: 4 Here all _of (the)_lives to_me they as_the _life _of the _parent and_as_the _life _of the _child to_me they the_living _creatures which_sins it it _will _die. (EZE_18:4)

OET-RV: 4 Listen, every life belongs to me: the father’s life as well as the son’s—they belong to me. The one who disobeys is the one who’ll die. (EZE 18:4)