| Ancients commonly linked the breath to a life force. The [[Hebrew Bible]] refers to God breathing the breath of life into clay to make Adam a living soul ([[nephesh]], roughly "breather"). It also refers to the breath as returning to God when a mortal dies. The terms "spirit," "''qi''," and "psyche"[http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2730/6/?spage=14&letter=P psych-, psycho-, -psyche, -psychic, -psychical, -psychically + (Greek: [[mind]], [[spirit]], [[consciousness]]; mental processes; the [[human]] [[soul]]; breath of life] | | Ancients commonly linked the breath to a life force. The [[Hebrew Bible]] refers to God breathing the breath of life into clay to make Adam a living soul ([[nephesh]], roughly "breather"). It also refers to the breath as returning to God when a mortal dies. The terms "spirit," "''qi''," and "psyche"[http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2730/6/?spage=14&letter=P psych-, psycho-, -psyche, -psychic, -psychical, -psychically + (Greek: [[mind]], [[spirit]], [[consciousness]]; mental processes; the [[human]] [[soul]]; breath of life] |