At Genesis 2:7 we read: “The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
... “Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul [neʹphesh].” (Genesis 2:7, JP, italics ours.)