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Be refreshed

נָפַשׁStrong’s H5314

naphash (na-phash)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Naphash is the Hebrew word usually translated “refreshed himself” and “so he may refresh himself”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.”
Exodus 23:12 KJV
Meaning
  1. (Niphal) to take breath, refresh oneself
How it's translated
  • and he refreshed himself 2
  • so he may refresh himself 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Exodus 2
  • 2 Samuel 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

נָפַשׁ naphash · be refreshed

(Niphal) to take breath, refresh oneself

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.