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נָפַשׁ — Brown–Driver–Briggs | Berean Institutes

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נָפַשׁ

Brown–Driver–Briggs: נָפַשׁ

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נָפַשׁ

nāpaš

Gloss

take breath

[נָפַשׁ] vb. denom. take breath, refresh oneself

Niph. take breath, refresh oneself.

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Strong’s H5314
Brown–Driver–Briggs: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
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STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נָפַשׁ
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: נֶ֫פֶשׁ
Jastrow: נָפֵשׁ
Jastrow: נְפֵשׁ
Jastrow: נֶפֶשׁ
Jastrow: נְפַשׁ

Brown–Driver–Briggs — CC-BY-4.0

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) Hebrew Lexicon, openscriptures/HebrewLexicon, CC BY 4.0. Curated by Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project.

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