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Lexicon :: Strong's H6315 - pûaḥ

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פּוּחַ
Transliteration
pûaḥ
Pronunciation
poo'akh
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1741

Strong’s Definitions

פּוּחַ pûwach, poo'akh; a primitive root; to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff:—blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H6315 in the following manner: speak (6x), puff (2x), blow (2x), break (2x), utter (1x), bring into a snare (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H6315 in the following manner: speak (6x), puff (2x), blow (2x), break (2x), utter (1x), bring into a snare (1x).
  1. to breathe, blow

    1. (Qal) to breathe

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to exhale or breathe

      2. to puff, snort

      3. to excite, inflame

      4. to puff, pant for it

      5. to breathe out, utter

      6. to blow, blast

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פּוּחַ pûwach, poo'akh; a primitive root; to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff:—blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.
STRONGS H6315: Abbreviations
† [פּוּחַ] verb breathe, blow (Late Hebrew מּוּחַ blow out; Arabic (bdb080603), bdb080604 = Hebrew, so Aramaic פּוּחַ, bdb080605); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָפוּחַ הַיּוֺם Songs 2:17; Songs 4:6 until the day breathes, i.e. grows cool.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָפִיחַ Psalm 10:5 +; יָפִחַ Proverbs 14:25; וְיָפֵחַ Habakkuk 2:3, etc.; Imperative feminine singular הָפִיחִי Songs 4:16; —
1. cause garden (accusative) to exhale (that is, odours) Songs 4:16.
2.
a. puff, snort, against, ב person, Psalm 10:5.
b. עַל person, Ezekiel 21:36 [Ezekiel 21:31] with the fire of my wrath will I blow against thee.
c. excite, inflame city Proverbs 29:8.
d. with לוֺ Psalm 12:6 puff, = pant for it (so most; Thes Hi and others against whom men puff; Bae אֹפִּיעַ לוֺ I will shine forth to him); לַקֵּן Habakkuk 2:3 the vision panteth (hasteth) towards the end (so most).
3. breathe out, utter, כְּזָבִים Proverbs 6:19; Proverbs 14:5, 25; Proverbs 19:5, 9, אֱמוּנָה Proverbs 12:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

10:5; 10:5; 12:6

Proverbs

6:19; 12:17; 14:5; 14:25; 14:25; 19:5; 19:9; 29:8

Song of Songs

2:17; 4:6; 4:16; 4:16

Ezekiel

21:31

Habakkuk

2:3; 2:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6315 matches the Hebrew פּוּחַ (pûaḥ),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:5 - His ways prosper at all times;
your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:5 - “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
I will now arise,” says the LORD;
“I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:19 - a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 - Whoever speaks[fn] the truth gives honest evidence,
but a false witness utters deceit.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 - A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5 - A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9 - A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will perish.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:8 - Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:17 - Until the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle
or a young stag on cleft mountains.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:6 - Until the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 - Awake, O north wind,
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my garden,
let its spices flow.

She
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and eat its choicest fruits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:31 - And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver you into the hands of brutish men, skillful to destroy.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For still the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.
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