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The term "blew" in the Bible is often associated with the action of blowing, typically referring to the wind or breath, and is used in various contexts throughout the Scriptures. This entry explores the significance and usage of "blew" in the biblical narrative, drawing from the Berean Standard Bible for specific references.

1. Creation and Divine Breath: The concept of blowing is foundational in the creation narrative, where God's breath is instrumental in giving life. In Genesis 2:7, although the BSB does not use the word "blew," the act of God breathing life into Adam is central: "Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." This divine breath signifies the impartation of life and spirit, a theme echoed throughout Scripture.

2. The Power of God: The act of blowing is often used to demonstrate God's power and authority over creation. In Exodus 15:10, during the song of Moses, the power of God's breath is highlighted: "But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters." Here, the blowing of God's breath is depicted as a force that controls nature and delivers His people.

3. Prophetic Imagery: The prophets frequently use the imagery of blowing to convey messages of judgment or restoration. In Ezekiel 37:9, 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.'" This passage illustrates the restorative power of God's breath, bringing life to dry bones, symbolizing the revival of Israel.

4. Wind as a Symbol of the Holy Spirit: In the New Testament, the act of blowing is associated with the Holy Spirit. In John 20:22, Jesus imparts the Holy Spirit to His disciples: "When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'" This act of breathing signifies the giving of the Holy Spirit, empowering the disciples for their mission.

5. Judgment and Destruction: The blowing of wind is also a metaphor for judgment. In Isaiah 40:7, the transient nature of humanity is compared to grass that withers when the breath of the LORD blows on it: "The grass withers, the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass." This imagery underscores the sovereignty of God and the fleeting nature of human life.

6. Miraculous Events: The blowing of wind is often associated with miraculous events, such as the parting of the Red Sea. In Exodus 14:21, Moses stretches out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drives the sea back with a strong east wind: "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided." This miraculous event demonstrates God's control over the elements to deliver His people.

In summary, the term "blew" and its related concepts in the Bible are rich with theological significance, illustrating God's creative power, His authority over nature, the impartation of life and spirit, and His role in judgment and salvation. Through these narratives, the act of blowing serves as a powerful symbol of divine intervention and presence.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v.) imp. of Blow.

2. (imp.) of Blow.

Greek

4154. pneo -- to blow
... wind. Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to blow NASB Word Usage blew
(2), blow (1), blowing (2), blows (1), wind (1). blow. A ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2690. chatsar -- to sound a trumpet
... 2689, 2690. chatsar or chatsotser. 2691 . to sound a trumpet. Transliteration:
chatsar or chatsotser Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-tsar') Short Definition: blew ...
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5398. nashaph -- to blow
... to blow. Transliteration: nashaph Phonetic Spelling: (naw-shaf') Short Definition:
blew. ... root Definition to blow NASB Word Usage blew (1), blows (1). blow. ...
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8628. taqa -- to thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
... root Definition to thrust, clap, give a blow, blast NASB Word Usage blew (19), blow
(20), blowing (1), blown (7), blows (1), camped (1), clap (2), drive (1 ...
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Library

August 18. "The Three Hundred Blew the Trumpets" (Judges vii. 22).
... AUGUST 18. "The three hundred blew the trumpets" (Judges vii. 22). "The
three hundred blew the trumpets" (Judges 7:22). We little ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /august 18 the three hundred.htm

The Wind Blew Loud, but Diamond Slept a Deep Sleep...
... Chapter 16 The wind blew loud, but Diamond slept a deep sleep? The wind blew
loud, but Diamond slept a deep sleep, and never heard it. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 16 the wind blew.htm

When Diamond Got Round the Corner of the Hay...
... But when he got round the weeping-ash that stood in the corner, the wind blew much
stronger, and it grew stronger and stronger till he could hardly fight ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 2 when diamond got.htm

It was Friday Night, and Diamond, Like the Rest of the Household.. ...
... and even now that the spring had come, the north wind often blew. ... It blew
him right up to the stable-door, and went on blowing. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 32 it was friday.htm

The House Built Upon the Sand.
... our picture must have been! Of course, when the wind blew and the waves
dashed against his house, it would fall. Look how the sea ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the new testament/the house built upon the.htm

Sun and Wind
... The wind blew and blew, and it seemed as if the traveller's coat would
be blown from his back or torn to tatters. But the harder ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/sun and wind.htm

A Battle Without a Sword
... men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the
middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/a battle without a sword.htm

Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount
... and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 33 upon our lords.htm

My Readers Will not Wonder That, after This, I did My Very Best to ...
... When he reached his own room, he opened both his windows, one of which looked to
the north and the other to the east, to find how the wind blew. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 36 my readers will.htm

Chapter Iii Precious Answers to Prayer
... came. The evening before, the bleak north wind blew still: but, on the
Wednesday, the south wind blew: exactly as I had prayed. ...
/.../muller/answers to prayer/chapter iii precious answers to.htm

Thesaurus

Blew (37 Occurrences)
... of Blow. 2. (imp.) of Blow. Multi-Version Concordance Blew (37 Occurrences). ... John
6:18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
/b/blew.htm - 19k

Trumpet (74 Occurrences)
... Revelation 8:7 The first blew his trumpet; and there came hail and fire, mixed with
blood, falling upon the earth; and a third part of the earth was burnt up ...
/t/trumpet.htm - 32k

Rearguard (3 Occurrences)
... Joshua 6:9 And the armed men went before the priests who blew with the trumpets,
and the rearguard came after the ark; they blew with the trumpets in marching. ...
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Marching (17 Occurrences)
... Joshua 6:9 And the armed men went before the priests who blew with the trumpets,
and the rearguard came after the ark; they blew with the trumpets in marching. ...
/m/marching.htm - 12k

Blast-trumpets (3 Occurrences)
... 8 And it came to pass when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests
carrying the seven blast-trumpets before Jehovah passed on and blew with the ...
/b/blast-trumpets.htm - 7k

Blowing (31 Occurrences)
... Joshua 6:9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets,
and the rearward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with ...
/b/blowing.htm - 16k

Trumpets (52 Occurrences)
... It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing
the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh advanced, and blew the trumpets ...
/t/trumpets.htm - 32k

Shouted (65 Occurrences)
... Joshua 6:20 So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets. ... They blew the
trumpet; and all the people said, "Long live king Solomon!" (See NIV). ...
/s/shouted.htm - 26k

Sounded (66 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Joshua 6:9 The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and
the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went. (WEB). ...
/s/sounded.htm - 27k

Jars (28 Occurrences)
... men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the
middle watch, when they had just set the watch; and they blew the trumpets and ...
/j/jars.htm - 14k

Resources

What does it mean to be doers of the Word in James 1:22? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Joab in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Who was King Abijah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Blew: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Blew (37 Occurrences)

Matthew 7:25
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 7:27
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell-and great was its fall."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 6:18
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Acts 27:13
When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Acts 28:13
And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
(KJV WBS)

Revelation 8:7
The first blew his trumpet; and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, falling upon the earth; and a third part of the earth was burnt up, and a third part of the trees and all the green grass.
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 8:8
The second angel blew his trumpet; and what seemed to be a great mountain, all ablaze with fire, was hurled into the sea; and a third part of the sea was turned into blood.
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 8:12
Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet; and a curse fell upon a third part of the sun, a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars, so that a third part of them were darkened and for a third of the day, and also of the night, there was no light.
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 9:1
The fifth angel blew his trumpet; and I saw a Star which had fallen from Heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key of the depths of the bottomless pit,
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 9:13
The sixth angel blew his trumpet; and I heard a single voice speaking from among the horns of the golden incense altar which is in the presence of God.
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 11:15
The seventh angel blew his trumpet; and there followed loud voices in Heaven which said, "The sovereignty of the world now belongs to our Lord and His Christ; and He will be King until the Ages of the Ages."
(WEY RSV)

Exodus 15:10
You blew with your wind. The sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Joshua 6:8
It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh advanced, and blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Joshua 6:9
The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 6:13
The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Yahweh went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them. The rear guard came after the ark of Yahweh. The trumpets sounded as they went.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Joshua 6:16
It happened at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout, for Yahweh has given you the city!
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Joshua 6:20
So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets. It happened, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Judges 3:27
It happened, when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he before them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS NIV)

Judges 6:34
But the Spirit of Yahweh came on Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS NIV)

Judges 7:19
So Gideon, and the hundred men who were with him, came to the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 7:20
The three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they shouted, "The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 7:22
They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow, and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 13:3
Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 2:28
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 18:16
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 20:1
There happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, "We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 20:22
Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Kings 1:39
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, "Long live king Solomon!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Kings 9:13
Then they hurried, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, "Jehu is king."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 11:14
and she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and cried, "Treason! Treason!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

1 Chronicles 15:24
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew with the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehijah were doorkeepers for the ark.
(DBY NAS)

1 Chronicles 16:6
and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.
(See NAS)

2 Chronicles 7:6
The priests stood, according to their offices; the Levites also with instruments of music of Yahweh, which David the king had made to give thanks to Yahweh, (for his loving kindness endures for ever), when David praised by their ministry: and the priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.
(See NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 13:14
When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 23:13
and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also played on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS)

Isaiah 40:7
Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people 'is' grass;
(YLT)

Haggai 1:9
"You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?" says Yahweh of Armies, "Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.
(WEB DBY YLT RSV NIV)

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