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nave
The long central part of a basilica, separated from the aisles flanking it on either side by rows of columns. It usually ends in the main apse (see basilica).

nefesh
Hebrew for ‘soul’. A monument (sometimes a building but possibly just one stone) visibly marking the place of a tomb or grave and commemorating the person/s buried there.

niche
A recessed space in a wall or rock-face.

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