נֶפֶשׁ תַּחַת נָפֶשׁ
Properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
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נֶפֶשׁ H5315 properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
תַּחַת H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
What does נֶפֶשׁ תַּחַת נָפֶשׁ (nefesh tachat nafesh) mean in the Bible?
נֶפֶשׁ · תַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "life in place of life".
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