# נָפַשׁ (nafash)

Israeli respelling: na-fash. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5314. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)

King James renderings: (be) refresh selves (-ed).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/nafash-h5314

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 23:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/23/12) — Six 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,…
- [Exodus 31:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/31/17) — It 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 rest…
- [2 Samuel 16:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/16/14) — And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.