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נְשָׁמָה H5397
H5397 is the Hebrew word נְשָׁמָה, transliterated nᵉshâmâh and said nesh-aw-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it breath.
What it means
a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal.
Where it comes from
from H5395 (נָשַׁם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 21 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
Verses using נְשָׁמָה
All 21 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:7 · KJV
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 7:22 · KJV
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
Joshua 10:40 · KJV
So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
Joshua 11:11 · KJV
And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
2 Samuel 22:16 · KJV
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
1 Kings 15:29 · KJV
And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:
1 Kings 17:17 · KJV
And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
Job 4:9 · KJV
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
Job 26:4 · KJV
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
Job 27:3 · KJV
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
Job 32:8 · KJV
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Job 33:4 · KJV
The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Job 37:10 · KJV
By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
Psalm 18:15 · KJV
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Psalm 150:6 · KJV
Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Proverbs 20:27 · KJV
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Isaiah 2:22 · KJV
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?
Isaiah 30:33 · KJV
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Isaiah 42:5 · KJV
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
Isaiah 57:16 · KJV
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
Daniel 10:17 · KJV
For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5397 mean?
H5397 is the Hebrew word נְשָׁמָה (nᵉshâmâh), meaning a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal.
How is H5397 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it breath (7 times), blast (3 times), breathed (2 times), breathe (1 time), no breath (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5397 appear in the Bible?
נְשָׁמָה (nᵉshâmâh) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5397 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5395 (נָשַׁם).
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