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nephashoth

UK/nəfæˈʃɒθ/

nephashoth is the plural of nephesh.

Meaning of nephesh

Noun

nephesh (plural nephashoth or nepheshes)

  1. The tangible aspects of life, as possessed by human beings and the higher animals; sometimes translated as soul.

Origin of nephashoth

From the Hebrew נְפָשׁוֹת (n'fashót).

Questions about nephashoth

What is nephashoth the plural of?
Nephashoth is the plural of nephesh.
How do you pronounce nephashoth?
Nephashoth is pronounced /nəfæˈʃɒθ/ (UK).

Words near nephashoth in the dictionary

  1. nepetin
  2. neph
  3. nephalism
  4. nephalist
  5. nephalists
  6. nephashoth
  7. nephelauxetic
  8. Nephele
  9. nepheligenous
  10. nepheline
  11. nepheline syenite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nephashoth (page history and authors); nephesh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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