how to say “soul” in Hebrew
נֶפֶשׁ, רוּחַ, נְשָׁמָה Jewish mystical tradition has three words for that non-physical side of man: נפש – soul, רוח – literally, wind and נשמה – spirit (Kabbalah expands on these terms). Today, Israelis tend to use נשמה to refer to someone’s divine spirit: יש לו נשמה טובה. He has a good