נָפַח
na.phach
“to breathe”
Definition
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
a primitive root;
- to breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life) 1a) (Qal) to breathe, blow 1b) (Pual) to be blown 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to breathe out
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נָפַח appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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You expected much,but behold, it amounted to little.And what you brought home, I blew away.Why? declares the LORD of Hosts.Because My house still lies in ruins,while each of you is busywith his own house.
Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?”“I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”
Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.A fire unfanned will consume himand devour what is left in his tent.
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