נֶפֶשׁ
nefesh
Everyday HebrewFormsנְפָשׁוֹת
Meaning1. The part of a person that is not the body; the part that feels, thinks, and lives on after the body dies.
2. A person, especially when you are counting how many people are in a family or a group.
HistoryThis is a very old word from the Bible. At first, it meant "throat" or "breath". Because breathing is the sign of life, it came to mean a living being, a person, or the inner part of a person that feels and thinks.
Example
He has the soul of an artist.
