cheshbon nefesh

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What does cheshbon nefesh mean?

Synonym of cheshbon hanefesh

Where does cheshbon nefesh come from?

Borrowed from Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן נֶּפֶשׁ (kheshbón néfesh, “accounting of the soul”)

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