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Lexicon :: Strong's H5301 - nāp̄aḥ

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נָפַח
Transliteration
nāp̄aḥ
Pronunciation
naw-fakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1390

Strong’s Definitions

נָפַח nâphach, naw-fakh'; a primitive root; to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem):—blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H5301 in the following manner: blow (4x), breathe (2x), seething (2x), blown (1x), lose (1x), snuffed (1x), give up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H5301 in the following manner: blow (4x), breathe (2x), seething (2x), blown (1x), lose (1x), snuffed (1x), give up (1x).
  1. to breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life)

    1. (Qal) to breathe, blow

    2. (Pual) to be blown

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to breathe out

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָפַח nâphach, naw-fakh'; a primitive root; to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem):—blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.
STRONGS H5301: Abbreviations
† [נָפַח] verb breathe, blow (כור נפוח Ecclus 43:4 a furnace blown upon (heated hot); Late Hebrew נָפַח id., Targum נְפַח, Syriac bdb065501; Assyrian napâḫu, inflame, nappaḫu, smith DlHWB 474; Arabic (bdb065502 and) bdb065503 blow; Ethiopic bdb065504 or bdb065505 Di712); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נָֽפְחָה Jeremiah 15:9; וְנָפַ֫חְתִּי Haggai 1:9; וְנָפַחְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 22:21; Imperfect וַיִּפַּח Genesis 2:7; Imperative feminine singular פְּחִי Ezekiel 37:9; Infinitive (לָ)פַ֫חַת Ezekiel 22:20; Perfect active נֹפֵחַ Isaiah 54:16; passive נָפוּחַ Jeremiah 1:13; Job 41:12; — breathe, blow, נִשְׁמַת בְּאַפּוֹ וַיִּפַּח חַיִּים Genesis 2:7 (J); followed by ב also Ezekiel 37:9; Isaiah 54:16 and Haggai 1:9 blow into it (to scatter it); followed by עַלֿ: לָפַחַת עָלָיו אֵשׁ Ezekiel 22:20 to blow fire upon it (ore, for melting), so figurative Ezekiel 22:21 and I will blow upon you with (ב) the fire of my wrath; נַפְשָׁהּ נ׳ Jeremiah 15:9 she hath breathed out her life (of a mother, compare Hiph.); absolute סִיר נָפוּחַ Jeremiah 1:13 a blown (i.e. well-heated, boiling) pot, compare דּוּד נ׳ Job 41:12 (simile).
Pu. Perfect נֻפָּ֑ח לֹא אֵשׁ Job 20:26 a fire not blown (by any human breath). So perhaps also Numbers 21:30 (reading וגו׳ אֵשׁ עַד־נֻפַּח until fire was blown [hot] as far as Medeba), compare Di.
Hiph. Perfect 1st person singular חִפָּ֑חְתּי בְּעָלָיה נֶפֶשׁ Job 31:39 (or if) the life of its (the land's) owners I have caused them to breathe out; אוֹתוֹ וְהִפַּחְתֶּם Malachi 1:13 and ye have sniffed at it (in contempt).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:7; 2:7

Numbers

21:30

Job

20:26; 31:39; 41:12; 41:12

Isaiah

54:16; 54:16

Jeremiah

1:13; 1:13; 15:9; 15:9

Ezekiel

22:20; 22:20; 22:21; 22:21; 37:9; 37:9

Haggai

1:9; 1:9

Malachi

1:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5301 matches the Hebrew נָפַח (nāp̄aḥ),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:7 - then the LORD God [fn]formed [that is, created the body of] man from the [fn]dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:26 -

Complete darkness (misfortune) is held in reserve for his treasures.

An unfanned fire will devour him;

It will consume the survivor in his tent.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:39 -

If I have eaten its fruits without paying for them,

Or have caused its [rightful] owners to lose their lives,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:20 -

“Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth

As from a boiling pot and [as from] burning rushes.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:16 -

“Listen carefully, I have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals

And who produces a weapon for its purpose;

And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:13 -

The word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, tilting away from the north [its mouth about to pour out on the south, on Judea].”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:9 -

“She who has borne seven [sons] languishes;

She has breathed out her soul.

Her sun has set while it was still day;

She has been shamed and humiliated.

So I will hand over [the rest of] the survivors to the sword

Before their enemies,” says the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:20 - ‘As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the furnace to blow fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in My anger and in My wrath, and I will put you there and melt you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:21 - ‘I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted in the midst of it.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:9 - Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:9 - “You look for much [harvest], but it comes to little; and even when you bring that home, I blow it away. Why?” says the LORD of hosts. “Because of My house, which lies in ruins while each of you runs to his own house [eager to enjoy it].
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:13 - “You also say, ‘How tiresome this is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says the LORD of hosts, “and you bring what was taken by robbery, and the lame or the sick [animals]; this you bring as an offering! Should I receive it with pleasure from your hand?” says the LORD.
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