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nefesh

nefesh noun: one of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to natural instinct.

Noun

nefesh

  1. (Judaism) One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to natural instinct.

Origin of nefesh

From Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (néfesh, “soul”).

Words formed from nefesh

Questions about nefesh

What does nefesh mean?
Nefesh means one of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to natural instinct.
What part of speech is nefesh?
Nefesh is a noun.

Words near nefesh in the dictionary

  1. Nefertiti
  2. Nefertiti piercing
  3. Nefertiti piercings
  4. Nefertitian
  5. Nefertum
  6. nefesh
  7. Neff
  8. neffies
  9. neffy
  10. nefiracetam
  11. nefness

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