Where does “מר־נפֿש” come from?
מר־נפֿש (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ — soul.
מר־נפֿש (Yiddish): bitter person
Definitions
- bitter person
Ancestry of “מר־נפֿש”, step by step
מר־נפֿש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | נֶפֶשׁ | soul |
via Hebrew מַר
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | מַר | bitter |