Strong's Hebrew · H5397

נְשָׁמָה

nᵉshâmâh · nesh-aw-maw'

Definitiona puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
Derivationfrom H5395 (נָשַׁם);
KJV usageblast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
Occurrences24 in the KJV · 24 verses

נְשָׁמָה in Scripture

Genesis 2:7 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 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land , died. Deuteronomy 20:16 But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: Joshua 10:40 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 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. Joshua 11:14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe. 2 Samuel 22:16 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 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 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 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. Job 26:4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? Job 27:3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
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