Hebrew word study
נְשָׁמָה H5397
- Transliteration
- nᵉshâmâh
- Pronunciation
- nesh-aw-maw'
- KJV glosses
- blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
Lexical summary
a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information