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nᵊšāmā נְשָׁמָה ‘breath’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāšam נָשַׁם ‘to pant’
Roots: נשׁם

nᵊšāmā n, f
1) breath, spirit
 1a) breath (of God)
 1b) breath (of man)
 1c) every breathing thing
 1d) spirit (of man)

Mentioned in Genesis 2:7, 7:22 Deuteronomy 20:16 Joshua 10:40, 11:11 2 Samuel 22:16 1 Kings 15:29, 17:17 Isaiah 2:22, 42:5, 57:16, 30:33 Psalms 18:16, 150:6 Proverbs 20:27 Job 4:9, 32:8, 33:4, 37:10, 34:14, 27:3, 26:4 Daniel 10:17

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