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נִשְׁמָא H5396

H5396 is the Hebrew word נִשְׁמָא, transliterated nishmâʼ and said nish-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it breath.

Word: נִשְׁמָאTransliteration: nishmâʼSaid: nish-maw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 1 verse

What it means

vital breath.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5397 (נְשָׁמָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 1 tagged occurrence, counted from this edition's word index.

breath 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: breath.

Verses using נִשְׁמָא

All 1 verse, quoted in full.

Daniel 5:23 · KJV

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

Common questions

What does Strong's H5396 mean?

H5396 is the Hebrew word נִשְׁמָא (nishmâʼ), meaning vital breath.

How is H5396 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it breath (1 time).

How many times does H5396 appear in the Bible?

נִשְׁמָא (nishmâʼ) is tagged in 1 verse of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5396 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5397 (נְשָׁמָה).

Nearby entries

H5393 · נִשְׁכָּה — a cell H5394 · נָשַׁל — to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop H5395 · נָשַׁם — properly, to blow away, i.e. destroy H5397 · נְשָׁמָה — a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath…H5398 · נָשַׁף — to breeze, i.e. blow up fresh (as the wind)H5399 · נֶשֶׁף — properly, a breeze, i.e. (by implication)…

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