נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

NEH-fesh

living being, self, appetite

Also written nefesh

Where it comes from

Usually translated soul, but it is not the immaterial part of a person. It is the whole living creature, and it can mean throat or hunger — the part of you that wants.

Every place it appears

Strong's H5315. It stands in 683 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Psalm 42:1-2

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

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