animal soul

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית (néfesh habahamít). === Noun === animal soul (plural animal souls) (Judaism) According to Kabbalah, one of the two souls Jews possess, and the only one that gentiles have. It animates the living body and is the source of both animalistic desires and traits like kindness and compassion.