Neshama (נשמה) means soul in Hebrew.
It can also mean spirit. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
soul, spirit
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Neshama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נפש, רוח החיים הקיימת בנפשו של האדם, משל לאדם חי.
וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם, עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה; וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים, וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה.
- 2( ביהדות ) החלק הרוחני הנצחי שבאדם, המקנן בנפשו כל זמן שהאיש בחיים, ונפרד ממנו לאחר מותו. החלק האלוהי שבכל אדם.
נֵר יְהוָה, נִשְׁמַת אָדָם.
- 3סלנגכינוי חיבה לאהוב.
- 4סוגה מוזיקלית שהתפתחה מן הבלוז, ומושרת בין השאר בכנסיות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Neshama is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְשָׁמָה
- Written without vowel points
- נשמה
- Said
- neshama
- Root
- נ־ש־מ
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- נְשָׁמוֹת
- Inflections
- נִשְׁמַת־; ר' נְשָׁמוֹת, נִשְׁמוֹת־
- Gematria
- 395
This is how Neshama is said in other languages.
- English
- soul, spirit
- French
- âme, soul
These words mean nearly the same as Neshama.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Neshama.
The word Neshama is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גלגול נשמות
- יצאה נשמתו
- כל עוד נשמתו בו
- נר נשמה
- נשמה יתרה
- נשמת אפו
- עילוי נשמה
- מצאת החמה עד צאת הנשמה
- יש לו שבע נשמות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Neshama comes from the root נ־ש־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Neshama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Neshama.
What does Neshama (נשמה) mean in Hebrew?
Neshama (נשמה) means soul and spirit. It is said neshama, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Neshama (נשמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Neshama (נשמה) are רוח חיים, נפש, גוספל, רוח, חיה, and כפרה.
What rhymes with Neshama (נשמה)?
Words that rhyme with Neshama (נשמה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
Is Neshama (נשמה) masculine or feminine?
The word Neshama (נשמה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נְשָׁמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נשמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.