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animal soul

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
an-i-mal -soul
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

According to Kabbalah, one of the two souls Jews possess, and the only one that gentiles have. It animates the living body and is the source of both animalistic desires and traits like kindness and compassion.

Etymology

Calque of Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית (néfesh habahamít).

Inflected Forms

animal souls (plural)

Questions

What does animal soul mean?
According to Kabbalah, one of the two souls Jews possess, and the only one that gentiles have. It animates the living body and is the source of both animalistic desires and traits like kindness and compassion.
Where does animal soul come from?
Calque of Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית (néfesh habahamít).

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