Meanings
nouncheshbon nefesh (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of cheshbon hanefesh
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Origin
- Hebrewחֶשְׁבּוֹן נֶּפֶשׁ“accounting of the soul”
- Englishcheshbon nefesh
Borrowed from Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן נֶּפֶשׁ (kheshbón néfesh, “accounting of the soul”)
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