2 “Duša” — živo stvorenje, i čovjek i životinja; život osobe; ostala značenja
Hebrejski: נפש (nefeš); grčki: (psykhé)
U biblijskim knjigama izvorno pisanim hebrejskim jezikom riječ nefeš javlja se 754 puta, prvi put u 1Mo 1:20.
U biblijskim knjigama izvorno pisanim grčkim jezikom riječ psykhé javlja se 102 puta, prvi put u Mt 2:20.
Životinje su duše
1Mo 1:20, 21, 24, 30; 2:19; 9:10, 12, 15, 16; 3Mo 11:10, 46, 46; 24:18; 4Mo 31:28; Job 41:21; Eze 47:9.
Živi čovjek je duša
1Mo 2:7; 12:5; 14:21; 36:6; 46:15, 18, 22, 25, 26, 26, 27, 27; 2Mo 1:5, 5; 12:4, 16; 16:16; 3Mo 2:1; 4:2, 27; 5:1, 2, 4, 15, 17; 6:2; 7:18, 20, 21, 25, 27; 17:10, 12, 15; 18:29; 20:6, 6; 22:6, 11; 23:29, 30; 27:2; 4Mo 5:6; 15:27, 28, 30; 19:18, 22; 31:35, 35, 40, 40, 46; 35:30; 5Mo 10:22; 24:6, 7; 1Sa 22:22; 2Sa 14:14; 2Kr 12:4; 1Lje 5:21; Ps 19:7; Izr 11:25, 30; 16:24; 19:2, 15; 25:25; 27:7, 7, 9; Jr 43:6; 52:29; Tu 3:25; Eze 27:13; Dj 2:41, 43; 7:14; 27:37; Ri 13:1; 1Ko 15:45; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 2:14.
Duša živog stvorenja je smrtna, uništiva
1Mo 12:13; 17:14; 19:19, 20; 37:21; 2Mo 12:15, 19; 31:14; 3Mo 7:20, 21, 27; 19:8; 22:3; 23:30; 24:17; 4Mo 9:13; 15:30, 31; 19:13, 20; 23:10; 31:19; 35:11, 15, 30; 5Mo 19:6, 11; 22:26; 27:25; Jš 2:13, 14; 10:28, 30, 32, 35, 37, 37, 39; 11:11; 20:3, 9; Su 5:18; 16:16, 30; 1Kr 19:4; 20:31; Job 7:15; 11:20; 18:4; 33:22; 36:14; Ps 7:2; 22:29; 66:9; 69:1; 78:50; 94:17; 106:15; 124:4; Izr 28:17; Iza 55:3; Jr 2:34; 4:10; 18:20; 38:17; 40:14; Eze 13:19; 17:17; 18:4; 22:25, 27; 33:6; Mt 2:20; 10:28, 28; 26:38; Mk 3:4; 14:34; Lk 6:9; 17:33; Iv 12:25; Dj 3:23; Ri 11:3; He 10:39; Jk 5:20; Ot 8:9; 12:11; 16:3.
Život osobe
1Mo 35:18; 2Mo 4:19; 21:23; 30:12; Jš 9:24; Su 9:17; 12:3; 18:25; 2Kr 7:7; 2Lje 1:11; Job 2:4; 6:11; Izr 1:18; 7:23; 22:23; 25:13; Mt 6:25; 10:39; 16:25; Lk 12:20; Iv 10:15; 13:37; 15:13; Dj 20:10; Ri 16:4; Flp 2:30; 1So 2:8; Jk 1:21; 1Pe 1:22; 2:11, 25; 1Iv 3:16.
Duša izbavljena iz groba (šeola odnosno hada — “pakla”)
Ps 16:10; 30:3; 49:15; 86:13; 89:48; Izr 23:14; Dj 2:27.
Mrtva duša ili mrtvac
3Mo 19:28; 21:1, 11; 22:4; 4Mo 5:2; 6:6, 11; 9:6, 7, 10; 19:11, 13; Hg 2:13.
Duša nije isto što i duh
Bog ima dušu
1Sa 2:35; Ps 11:5; 24:4; Izr 6:16; Iza 1:14; 42:1; Jr 5:9; 6:8; 12:7; 14:19; 15:1; 32:41; 51:14; Tu 3:20; Eze 23:18; Am 6:8; Mt 12:18; He 10:38.