פּוּחַ
pu.achVerbH6315
to breathe
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
Full Lexicon Entry
- to breathe, blow 1a) (Qal) to breathe 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to exhale or breathe 1b2) to puff, snort 1b3) to excite, inflame 1b4) to puff, pant for it 1b5) to breathe out, utter 1b6) to blow, blast
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
12 timesAppears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Proverbs
7
Song of Solomon
3
Habakkuk
1
Psalms
1
Key Passages
- Habakkuk 2:3
- Proverbs 14:5
- Proverbs 19:5
- Proverbs 29:8
- Psalms 10:5
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