mind. Examples include the German Geist (related to the English word ghost) or the French l'esprit. English versions of the Bible most commonly translate the Hebrew word ruach (רוח; wind) as "the spirit." Alternatively, Hebrew texts commonly use the word nephesh. Kabbalists regard nephesh as one of the five parts of the Jewish soul, where nephesh (animal) refers to the physical being and its animal instincts. Similarly, Scandinavian, Baltic, and Slavic languages, as well as Chinese (气 qi), use the words for breath to express concepts similar to "the spirit". See also Brahman Daemon (classical mythology) Deva Dokkaebi Ekam Geisteswissenschaft Great Spirit or Wakan Tanka is a term for the Supreme Being. Philosophy of religion Pneumatology Scientific skepticism Shen (Chinese religion) Soul (seen as a synonym of spirit) Soul dualism Soul flight Sprite (folklore) Spiritualism Spiritism Spiritism Spirit world (Latter Day Saints) Spirit world (Spiritualism) References Further reading External links Deities and spirits Ghosts Religious philosophical concepts Spirituality Vitalism Supernatural legends