Lexicon
נָפַשׁ
na.phash
H5314
H:V Hebrew

be refreshed

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na.phash describes becoming restored after rest or exhaustion in the Bible.

The attested use describes becoming restored: those who rest on the seventh day are presented as renewed, and a weary king and his companions arrive and are renewed.

Senses in use

  1. Becoming restored after rest or weariness · dominant

    In Exodus 23:12, the Niphal imperfect occurs in the seventh-day rest instruction for the ox, donkey, maidservant's child, and sojourner; the APB renders the clause "may be refreshed." Exodus 31:17 likewise places the Niphal sequential imperfect after ceasing on the seventh day, while 2 Samuel 16:14 uses the same stem and form sequence when the king and his people arrive "in a faint state" and are refreshed there.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the relevant outcome with "refreshed" or "may be refreshed." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in each case.

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