5301. naphach

Lexicon

naphach: To blow, breathe, give up, kindle

Original Word: נָפַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: naphach
Pronunciation: naw-fakh'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-fakh')
Definition: To blow, breathe, give up, kindle
Meaning: to puff

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

blow, breath, give up, cause to lose life, seething, snuff

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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to breathe, blow
NASB Translation
blow (3), blows (1), boiling (2), breathe (1), breathed (1), breathing is labored* (1), disdainfully sniff (1), lose (1), unfanned (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[נָפַח] verb breathe, blow (כור נפוח Ecclus 43:4 a furnace blown upon (heated hot); Late Hebrew נָפַח id., ᵑ7 נְפַח, Syriac ; Assyrian napâ—u, inflame, nappa—u, smith Dl^{HWB 474}; Arabic ( and) blow; Ethiopic or Di⁷¹²); —

Qal Perfect3feminine singular נָָֽפְחָה Jeremiah 15:9; וְנָפַ֫חְתִּי Haggai 1:9; וְנָפַחְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 22:21; Imperfect וַיִּמַּח Genesis 2:7; Imperative feminine singular מְּחִי 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, וַיִּמַּח בְּאַמּוֺ נִשְׁמַת 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`il); absolute סִיר נָפוּחַ Jeremiah 1:13 a blown (i.e. well-heated, boiling) pot, compare ׳דּוּד נ Job 41:12 (simile).

Pu`al Perfect אֵשׁ לֹא נֻמָּ֑ח Job 20:26 a fire not blown (by any human breath). So perhaps also Numbers 21:30 (reading ׳עַדנֻֿמַּח אֵשׁ וגו until fire was blown [hot] as far as Medeba), compare Di.

Hiph`il Perfect1singular נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלֶיהָ חִמָּ֑חְתִּי Job 31:39 (or if) the life of its (the land's) owners I have caused them to breathe out; וְהִמַּחְתֶּם אוֺתוֺ Malachi 1:13 and ye have sniffed at it (in contempt).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1720 (ἐμφυσάω, emphysao): To blow into, to breathe upon. This Greek term is used in John 20:22, where Jesus breathes on His disciples and says, "Receive the Holy Spirit."
• G2545 (καταπνίγω, katapnigo): To choke, to drown. While not a direct equivalent, this term involves the concept of breath being cut off, illustrating the importance of breath in sustaining life.

These entries reflect the multifaceted use of נָפַח in the Hebrew Bible, emphasizing its role in conveying both physical and spiritual life.

Usage: The verb נָפַח (naphach) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of blowing or breathing. It can refer to the physical act of blowing air, as well as metaphorically to the impartation of life or spirit.

Context: • נָפַח (naphach) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often associated with the act of breathing or blowing. It is used both literally and figuratively, illustrating the dynamic and life-giving power of breath.
• In Genesis 2:7, the term is used to describe God's creative act: "Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." Here, נָפַח signifies the divine breath that imparts life, highlighting the intimate connection between God and humanity.
• In Job 20:26, the word is used metaphorically: "Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent." The imagery of a fire that consumes without being fanned suggests a destructive force that does not require human intervention.
• The term also appears in Ezekiel 37:9, where the prophet is commanded to prophesy to the breath: "Then He said to me, 'Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live.'" Here, נָפַח is associated with the restoration of life to the dry bones, symbolizing the revival of Israel.
• נָפַח is a vivid term that conveys the essential and life-sustaining nature of breath, whether in the context of creation, judgment, or restoration.

Forms and Transliterations

הִפָּֽחְתִּי׃ הפחתי׃ וְהִפַּחְתֶּ֣ם וְנָפַ֣חְתִּי וְנָפַחְתִּ֥י וַיִּפַּ֥ח וּפְחִ֛י והפחתם ויפח ונפחתי ופחי לָפַֽחַת־ לפחת־ נָפ֙וּחַ֙ נָפ֣וּחַ נָפְחָ֥ה נֹפֵ֙חַ֙ נֻפָּ֑ח נפוח נפח נפחה hip·pā·ḥə·tî hipPacheti hippāḥətî lā·p̄a·ḥaṯ- lafachat lāp̄aḥaṯ- nā·p̄ə·ḥāh nā·p̄ū·aḥ nafeChah naFuach nāp̄əḥāh nāp̄ūaḥ nō·p̄ê·aḥ noFeach nōp̄êaḥ nup·pāḥ nupPach nuppāḥ ū·p̄ə·ḥî ufeChi ūp̄əḥî vaiyipPach vehippachTem venafachTi way·yip·paḥ wayyippaḥ wə·hip·paḥ·tem wə·nā·p̄aḥ·tî wəhippaḥtem wənāp̄aḥtî

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 2:7
HEB: מִן־ הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת
NAS: from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
KJV: the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
INT: of the ground and breathed his nostrils the breath

Job 20:26
HEB: אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא־ נֻפָּ֑ח יֵ֖רַע שָׂרִ֣יד
NAS: for his treasures, And unfanned fire
KJV: a fire not blown shall consume
INT: fire not and unfanned ill the survivor

Job 31:39
HEB: וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלֶ֣יהָ הִפָּֽחְתִּי׃
NAS: Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,
KJV: or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
INT: their lives owners to lose

Job 41:20
HEB: עָשָׁ֑ן כְּד֖וּד נָפ֣וּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן׃
NAS: goes forth As [from] a boiling pot
KJV: smoke, as [out] of a seething pot
INT: smoke pot As a boiling and rushes

Isaiah 54:16
HEB: בָּרָ֣אתִי חָרָ֔שׁ נֹפֵ֙חַ֙ בְּאֵ֣שׁ פֶּחָ֔ם
NAS: the smith who blows the fire
KJV: the smith that bloweth the coals
INT: have created the smith blows the fire of coals

Jeremiah 1:13
HEB: וָאֹמַ֗ר סִ֤יר נָפ֙וּחַ֙ אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֔ה
NAS: I see a boiling pot,
KJV: I see a seething pot;
INT: saying pot A boiling I see

Jeremiah 15:9
HEB: יֹלֶ֣דֶת הַשִּׁבְעָ֗ה נָפְחָ֥ה נַפְשָׁ֛הּ [בָּאָה
NAS: [sons] pines away; Her breathing is labored. Her sun
KJV: languisheth: she hath given up the ghost;
INT: bore seven her breathing the ghost abide

Ezekiel 22:20
HEB: תּ֣וֹךְ כּ֔וּר לָפַֽחַת־ עָלָ֥יו אֵ֖שׁ
NAS: into the furnace to blow fire
KJV: of the furnace, to blow the fire
INT: the midst the furnace to blow and fire

Ezekiel 22:21
HEB: וְכִנַּסְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְנָפַחְתִּ֥י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּאֵ֣שׁ
NAS: I will gather you and blow on you with the fire
KJV: Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire
INT: will gather and blow on the fire

Ezekiel 37:9
HEB: בֹּ֣אִי הָר֔וּחַ וּפְחִ֛י בַּהֲרוּגִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה
NAS: O breath, and breathe on these
KJV: O breath, and breathe upon these slain,
INT: Come breath and breathe slain these

Haggai 1:9
HEB: וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם הַבַּ֖יִת וְנָפַ֣חְתִּי ב֑וֹ יַ֣עַן
NAS: [it] home, I blow it [away]. Why?
KJV: [it] home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith
INT: bring home blow Because Why

Malachi 1:13
HEB: הִנֵּ֨ה מַתְּלָאָ֜ה וְהִפַּחְתֶּ֣ם אוֹת֗וֹ אָמַר֙
NAS: tiresome it is!' And you disdainfully sniff at it, says
KJV: also, Behold, what a weariness [is it]! and ye have snuffed at it, saith
INT: behold A weariness disdainfully says the LORD

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5301
12 Occurrences

hip·pā·ḥə·tî — 1 Occ.
lā·p̄a·ḥaṯ- — 1 Occ.
nā·p̄ə·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
nā·p̄ū·aḥ — 2 Occ.
nō·p̄ê·aḥ — 1 Occ.
nup·pāḥ — 1 Occ.
ū·p̄ə·ḥî — 1 Occ.
way·yip·paḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·hip·paḥ·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·p̄aḥ·tî — 2 Occ.