[Avodah] Baal Nefesh

[Rich, Joel]

I've been doing some research on this for a group I learn with. I
noticed that while the gemara uses it sparingly (4 times or so) Rashi
defines it as chassid which is used with much greater frequency. This
got me to thinking as to why the gemara would use 2 terms for the same
concept (if indeed this is the case). Any derech to an insight or an
actual insight would be appreciated.
 
KT
Joel Rich
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