כִּי־נֶפֶשׁ
(By implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed · properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
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כִּי H3588 (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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)
What does כִּי־נֶפֶשׁ (ki-nephesh) mean in the Bible?
כִּי · נֶפֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed".
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