נְשָׁמָה

neshamah

neh-shah-MAH

breath

Where it comes from

A different word from ruach. This is the breath God breathes directly into a person, and scripture uses it almost exclusively of human life.

Job 33:4

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

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More words

gan shamar avad ezer shabat qara mayim tehom kokhav ets chata qol arum kutonet zera mavet chayah shuv berit ot mishpachah goy mizbeach magen