Nefesh
Sign in to saveA nefesh (from ; , nefashot) is a Semitic funerary monument typically placed near a grave, intended to be seen from a distance as a visible marker of the deceased.
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- mausoleum
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- Mishnaic Hebrew
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A nefesh (from ; , nefashot) is a Semitic funerary monument typically placed near a grave, intended to be seen from a distance as a visible marker of the deceased.
==Judea==
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