Naphash נָפַשׁ
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| נָפַשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | naphash |
| Strong's number | H5314 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be refreshed |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Naphash (Hebrew נָפַשׁ, Strong's H5314) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be refreshed”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Niphal) to take breath, refresh oneself
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | refreshed (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | may be refreshed (1), was refreshed (1), he refreshed himself (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Naphash, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 23:12Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
- Exodus 31:17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 16:14And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).