נשמה

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נשמה^¹

/neʃaˈma/ Modern Israeli

noun נְשָׁמָה · neshamá · נְשָׁמוֹת · נִשְׁמַת־ · נִשְׁמוֹת־

breath
soul, spirit Modeh Ani מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם. שֶׁהֶחֱזַרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה. רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ׃ modé 'aní l'fanékha mélekh kháy v'kayám; shehekhezárta bí nish'matí b'khemlá; rabá 'emunatékha. mōḏe ʾănī ləp̄ānéḵā méleḵ ḥay wəqayyām; šeheḥĕzártā bī nišəmāṯī bəḥemlā; rabbā ʾĕmūnāṯé
essence, gist
colloquial darling כפרה עלייך נשמה שלי!

נשמה^²

/naʃˈma/ Modern Israeli

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verb נָשְׁמָה · nash'má

feminine, past, singular, suffix, third person third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of נשם (nashám)

In English

soul the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the pe
soul music music genre

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נשמה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}