- Original: נשׁמה - Transliteration: N@shamah - Phonetic: nesh-aw-maw' - Definition: 1. breath, spirit a. breath (of God) b. breath (of man) c. every breathing thing d. spirit (of man) - Origin: from H5395 - TWOT entry: 1433a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H5395 ; a puff that is wind angry or vital breath divine inspiration intellect or (concretely) an animal: - blast (that) breath (-eth) inspiration soul spirit. Total KJV Occurrences: 24 • blast, 3 2 Samuel 22:16; Job 4:9; Psalm 18:15 • breath, 12 Genesis 2:7; Genesis 7:22; 1 Kings 17:17; Job 27:3; Job 33:4; Job 34:14; Job 37:10; Psalm 150:6; Isaiah 2:22; Isaiah 30:33; Isaiah 42:5; Daniel 10:17 • breathe, 2 Joshua 11:11; Joshua 11:14 • breathed, 2 Joshua 10:40; 1 Kings 15:29 • breatheth, 1 Deuteronomy 20:16 • inspiration, 1 Job 32:8 • souls, 1 Isaiah 57:16 • spirit, 2 Job 26:4; Proverbs 20:27