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English
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Etymology
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Noun
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Etymology
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Borrowed from
Hebrew
נֶפֶשׁ
.
Pronunciation
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(
Received Pronunciation
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈnɛfɛʃ/
Noun
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nephesh
(
plural
nephashoth
or
nepheshes
)
(
biblical
)
The
tangible
aspects
of
life
, as possessed by
human beings
and the
higher
animals
; sometimes translated as
soul
.
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