Soul The Hebrew and Greek words that are translated as ‘soul’ in our Bibles are also translated many times as ‘life’ or ‘person’ or ‘anyone’ or ‘creature’. The word that is used depends very much on the Bible translation. For example, in Leviticus 4:2, the KJV has ’If a soul sin through ignorance against any [...]
Answers about soul
No, “soul ties” are never mentioned in the Bible. Soul ties are said to be connections between two people’s souls, but the idea has no basis in Scripture. However, the Bible does speak of close friendships. A good example is David and Jonathan: After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit [...]
When people die their bodies begin the process of turning to dust (decomposition) and they cease to be concious — i.e. their existence, including their mind, ends. …the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Their love and [...]
As explained in this answer, many Bible passages use the word “soul” to mean “person”. For example, when God breathed into Adam the breath of life he became a living soul (Genesis 2:7 KJV); when Adam breathed out for the last time he became a dead soul, i.e. he was a dead person. Dead people [...]
The Hebrew word ‘nephesh’ is translated by various related words – ‘soul’ (428 times), ‘life’ (119), ‘person’ (30), ‘heart’ (15), and ‘mind’ (15). Difficulties arise because, although the meanings are related, they are not exactly the same and even in those cases in which the word is translated as soul there is a range of [...]
There is one verse that describes a spirit going to heaven when we die: … and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. (Ecclesiastes 12:7) This is an allusion back to Genesis 2:7 and the creation of Adam. He was made from dust and [...]
