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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5396. נִשְׁמַת (nishmah) -- Breath, spirit</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5396.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/daniel/5-23.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5396.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5396</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5395.htm" title="5395">◄</a> 5396. nishmah <a href="../hebrew/5397.htm" title="5397">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">nishmah: Breath, spirit</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">נִשְׁמָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>nishma'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>nish-MAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(nish-maw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Breath, spirit<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>vital breath<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root נשם (nasham), which is related to breathing or blowing.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G4151 (pneuma) - Often translated as "spirit" or "breath" in the New Testament, reflecting a similar concept of life-giving force.<p> - G5590 (psuchē) - Translated as "soul" or "life," indicating the essence of life within a person.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "nishmah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the breath of life, often associated with the divine breath that animates living beings. It signifies the life-giving force that God imparts to His creation. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the spirit or essence of life within a person.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, breath was seen as a vital force, closely linked to life itself. The act of breathing was not merely a physical function but was imbued with spiritual significance. The concept of God breathing life into humans underscores the intimate relationship between the Creator and His creation. This understanding reflects the belief that life is a sacred gift from God, and the breath is a symbol of His sustaining power.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5397.htm">neshamah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>breath<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>life-breath (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>breath <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5397.htm">nshamah</a>; vital breath -- breath. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5397.htm">nshamah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>נִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְ נשמתך niš·mə·ṯāḵ nishmeTach nišməṯāḵ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּֽי־ <b> נִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְ </b> בִּידֵ֛הּ וְכָל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> hand <span class="itali">are your life-breath</span> and your ways,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in whose hand <span class="itali">thy breath</span> [is], and whose [are] all<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the God which <span class="itali">are your life-breath</span> hand and whose all<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5396.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5396.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5396<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/nishmetach_5396.htm">niš·mə·ṯāḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5395.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5395"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5395" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5397.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5397"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5397" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>