What does כֹּל · נֶפֶשׁ · חַי · רָמַשׂ · מַיִם mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נֶפֶשׁ · חַי · רָמַשׂ · מַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H5315, H2416, H7430, H4325
כֹּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively · properly, to glide swiftly , i.e. to crawl or move with short steps ; by analogy to swarm · water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
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כֹּלH3605properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciationkōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
Open lexicon entry →נֶפֶשׁH5315properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Pronunciationnafsho
Vitality or lifeforce of a creature; ranges from physical breath to desire, appetite, and personal identity or selfhood.
Open lexicon entry →חַיH2416alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Pronunciationḥay
Life principle extending from physical vitality (raw, fresh, strong) to covenantal presence and relational aliveness with God.
Open lexicon entry →רָמַשׂH7430properly, to glide swiftly , i.e. to crawl or move with short steps ; by analogy to swarm
מַיִםH4325water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
Pronunciationmayim
Foundational necessity moving from literal substance to bodily fluids; water as life-sustaining element throughout OT narrative and metaphor.
Open lexicon entry →What does כֹּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם (kol nep̄eš haḥayyāh hārōmeseṯ bammāyim) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נֶפֶשׁ · חַי · רָמַשׂ · מַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Full entry for כֹּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם (H3605, H5315, H2416, H7430, H4325) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H5315, H2416, H7430, H4325?
H3605, H5315, H2416, H7430, H4325 is connected to 7,276 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong'sH3605, H5315, H2416, H7430, H4325
Lexical occurrences7,276 versesSource Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כֹּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם is built from this root:
כָּלַלH3634
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