Etymology

animal soul

Today it means: According to Kabbalah, one of the two souls Jews possess, and the only one that gentiles have. It animates the living body and is the source of both animalistic desires and traits like kindness and compassion. Full definition →

Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית
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