H5301Hebrewhippaḥtem
נָפַח
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
12
Total Occurrences
7
Books
12
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Usage
blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life)
- 2.(qal) to breathe, blow
- 3.(pual) to be blown
- 4.(hiphil) to cause to breathe out
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: nâphach; Pronunciation: naw-fakh'