What does פָּדָה · נֶפֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
פָּדָה · נֶפֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "he will redeem my life".
Hebrew · H6299, H5315
יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי
To sever , i.e. ransom ; generally to release , preserve · 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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פָּדָה H6299 to sever , i.e. ransom ; generally to release , preserve
Pronunciation pəḏēh
Release from bondage through payment or divine intervention; redemption emphasizing severance from captivity or death.
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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)
Pronunciation nafsho
Vitality or lifeforce of a creature; ranges from physical breath to desire, appetite, and personal identity or selfhood.
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What does יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי (yifdeh nafshi) mean in the Bible?
פָּדָה · נֶפֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "he will redeem my life".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6299, H5315?
H6299, H5315 is connected to 816 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. he will redeem my life
Source Gloss
he will redeem my life
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 34
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 31×
Imperfect Exod 13:13 · Exod 34:20 · Num 18:15 · Num 18:16 · Num 18:17 · Ps 49:8 · Ps 49:16 · Ps 130:8 · Exod 13:15 14×
Perfect 1Chr 17:21 · 2Sam 7:23 · Deut 9:26 · Deut 21:8 · Neh 1:10 · Ps 31:6 · Ps 71:23 · 1Kgs 1:29 · 2Sam 4:9 · Isa 29:22 · Jer 31:11 · Job 33:28 · Ps 55:19 13×
Infinitive absolute Num 18:15 · Ps 49:8 2×
Sequential imperfect Ps 25:22 1×
Participle active Ps 34:23 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Imperfect Isa 1:27 · Lev 27:29 2×
Perfect Lev 19:20 1×
Word Origins
יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain