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Name Nafis
Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew
Scripts נָפִ֖ישׁ(Ancient Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsNaphish
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Meaning & History
Means "Revival, Expansion, to breathe". According to the Syriac usage, “refreshment”, or "to be refreshed."
Derived from the root noun נפש (nepesh/naphash), breath or life.This is the name of one of the twelve Ishmaelite sons in Genesis.
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This was missed out: Traditional translations also translate it to "soul."
Derived from the root noun נפש (nepesh/naphash), breath or life.This is the name of one of the twelve Ishmaelite sons in Genesis.
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This was missed out: Traditional translations also translate it to "soul."