Nefesh

noun

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Definitions

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

Etymology

From Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (néfesh, “soul”).

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pikuach nefesh

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