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- Hebrew · borrowed fromנֶפֶשׁ“soul”
- English todaynefesh
From Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (néfesh, “soul”).
Words from the same roots
Hebrewנֶפֶשׁ all →
nephesh
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nefesh
Today it means: One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to natural instinct. Full definition →
Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ