Hebrew, “nephesh,” meaning “a soul,” “living being,” “life,” “self,” “person,” “desire,” “passion,” “appetite,” or “emotion.” Modern translation of the Hebrew term “nephesh” is rendered to mean a sentient creation of God. However, in Hebrew Genesis 2:7 does not state that Adam is or was given a nephesh, but that Adam became a living nephesh.
While all living creatures have a rûach (Hebrew for spirit), the soul or nephesh is “created” when one is born again. This is why we are “born,” as the soul is then created. Before this we are first intelligence, second spirit, and third flesh. Being born again gives birth to a new soul within us.