Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breathe.
2. (n.) Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
3. (n.) Air in gentle motion.
4. (n.) Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
5. (n.) Aspiration; secret prayer.
6. (n.) Exercising; promotion of respiration.
7. (n.) Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
8. (n.) Breathing place; vent.
9. (n.) Stop; pause; delay.
10. (n.) Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.
11. (n.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BREATH; BREATHE; BREATHINGbreth, breth, breath'-ing: In the English Versions of the Bible of the Old Testament "breath" is the rendering of neshamah, and of ruach. These words differ but slightly in meaning, both signifying primarily "wind," then "breath," though the former suggests a gentler blowing, the latter often a blast. As applied to persons there is no very clear distinction between the words. Yet in general one may say that of the two neshamah is employed preferably of breath regarded physiologically: "vital breath," hence, the vital principle, "Soul (animal) life" (compare Genesis 2:7; Genesis 7:22 Job 27:3, where both words occur; Da 5:23); while ruach (though it, too, sometimes signifies "vital breath") is the word generally employed where the breath is regarded physically-breath or blast as an act or force-and so is related to the will or the emotions, whence the meaning "spirit," also sometimes "thought," "purpose" (compare Job 4:9; Job 9:18 Psalm 18:15; Psalm 146:4 Ezekiel 37:5, 6, 8, 9, 10). The examples cited, however, and other passages reveal a lack of uniformity of usage. Yet generally ruach is the expression, neshamah, the principle, of life. Yet when employed of God they of course signify the principle, not of His own life, but of that imparted to His creatures. "Breathe" in English Versions of the Bible of the Old Testament requires no remark except at Psalm 27:12 ("such as breathe out cruelty"), from yaphach, "to breathe hard," "to snort" (compare Acts 9:1). In the New Testament "breath" (pnoe) occurs once Acts 17:25 in the plain sense of vital principle, the gift of God. "Breathed" is employed in John 20:22 of our Lord's concrete symbolism of the giving of the Spirit. In Acts 9:1 Saul's "breathing threatening and slaughter" is literally "snorting," etc., and the nouns are partitive genitives, being the element of which he breathed.
See also SPIRIT.
J. R. Van Pelt
Greek
674. apopsucho -- to leave off breathing, ie faint ... to leave off
breathing, ie faint. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apopsucho
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ops-oo'-kho) Short Definition: I faint, breathe out life
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/674.htm - 7k2372. thumos -- passion
... 2372 (from , ", getting heated up, breathing violently," cf. ... From thuo; passion
(as if breathing hard) -- fierceness, indignation, wrath. Compare psuche. ...
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5259. hupo -- by, under
... subordinate ( someone/something else). [5259 (), before a smooth breathing mark
becomes .]. Word Origin a prim. preposition Definition by ...
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5590. psuche -- breath, the soul
... 5590 () corresponds exactly to the OT 5315 ("soul"). The is the direct aftermath
of God breathing (blowing) His gift of life into a , making them an . ...
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5424. phren -- midriff, heart, mind, thought
... outward behavior. See 5429 (). [5424 () is the root of the English term,
"diaphragm," which breathing.]. Word Origin a prim. word ...
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1720. emphusao -- to breathe into or upon
... apostles. By "breathing in ," 1720 () "the promise of the Father," fulfilled
on the Day of Pentecost (Lk 24:49; Ac 1:4; Ac 2:1f). ...
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1709. empneo -- to breathe (on), to inhale
... into, inhale. Word Origin from en and pneo Definition to breathe (on),
to inhale NASB Word Usage breathing (1). breathe. From en ...
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4998. sophron -- of sound mind, self-controlled
... balance. [The root () is the root of "," the inner organ (muscle) that regulates
physical life, controlling breathing and heart beat. ...
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3756. ou, ouk, ouch -- not, no
... 3756 -- ("not"). 3756 () negates a statement, " as .". [3756 () is written before
smooth breathings and before a rough breathing.]. Word Origin a prim. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
4646. mappach -- a breathing out... 4645, 4646. mappach. 4647 . a
breathing out. Transliteration: mappach
Phonetic Spelling: (map-pawkh') Short Definition: last. Word
... /hebrew/4646.htm - 6k 3307. yapheach -- breathing or puffing out
... 3306, 3307. yapheach. 3308 . breathing or puffing out. Transliteration: yapheach
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-fay'-akh) Short Definition: breathe. ...
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7309. revachah -- respite, relief
... Word Origin from ravach Definition respite, relief NASB Word Usage relief (2).
breathing, respite. Feminine of revach; relief -- breathing, respite. ...
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5301. naphach -- to breathe, blow
... root Definition to breathe, blow NASB Word Usage blow (3), blows (1), boiling (2),
breathe (1), breathed (1), breathing is labored* (1), disdainfully sniff (1 ...
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639. aph -- a nostril, nose, face, anger
... From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a
person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire -- anger(-gry), + before ...
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5315. nephesh -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire ...
... From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, ie Animal of (abstractly) vitality;
used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ...
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5748. uggab -- (a reed musical instrument) perhaps a flute
... organ. Or buggab {oog-gawb'}; from agab in the original sense of breathing; a
reed-instrument of music -- organ. see HEBREW agab. 5747, 5748. ...
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Library
Breathing after the Holy Spirit; Or, Fervency of Devotion Desired.
... Hymns. Book 2. Composed on Divine Subjects. Hymn 2:34. Breathing after
the Holy Spirit; or, Fervency of devotion desired. 1 Come ...
/.../watts/hymns and spiritual songs/hymn 2 34 breathing after the.htm
How we must Understand that Breathing of God by which "The First ...
... Chapter 24."How We Must Understand that Breathing of God by Which "The First Man
Was Made a Living Soul," And that Also by Which the Lord Conveyed His Spirit ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 24 how we must understand.htm
Breathing after the Holy Spirit; Or, Fervency of Devotion Desired.
... Hymns, Book II HYMN 84 Breathing after the Holy Spirit; or, Fervency of devotion
desired. CM Breathing after the Holy Spirit; or, Fervency of devotion desired. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/hymn 84 breathing after the.htm
Psalm 90 Part 3 Breathing after Heaven.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 90 PART 3 Breathing after heaven. v.13ff CM. Breathing
after heaven. Return, O God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place: ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 90 part 3 breathing.htm
Psalm 119:12. Twelfth Part. Breathing after Comfort and ...
... THE Psalms of David, In Metre. Psalm 119:12. Twelfth Part. Breathing after
comfort and deliverance. Ver.153. 1 My God, consider ...
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Psalm 119:11. Eleventh Part. Breathing after Holiness.
... Psalm 119:11. Eleventh Part. Breathing after holiness. Ver.5 33. 1 O that
the Lord would guide my ways To keep his statutes still! ...
/.../watts/the psalms of david/psalm 119 11 0 eleventh part breathing.htm
Psalm 119 Part 11 Breathing after Holiness.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 119 PART 11 Breathing after holiness. CM Breathing after
holiness. ver.5,33. ver.29. ver.37,36. ver.133. ver.176. ver.35. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 119 part 11 breathing.htm
Psalm 119 Part 12 Breathing after Comfort and Deliverance.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 119 PART 12 Breathing after comfort and deliverance. CM
Breathing after comfort and deliverance. ver.153. ver.39,116. ver.122,135. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 119 part 12 breathing.htm
Examination of victor's Simile: Does Man Give Out Nothing by ...
... Book III. Chapter 5."Examination of Victor's Simile: Does Man Give Out
Nothing by Breathing? Prove now yourself what I say, for ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 5 examination of victors simile .htm
Fragment xxi. But He Does not Give, as Christ Did, by Means of ...
... Fragment XXI. But he does not give, as Christ did, by means of breathing?
But he does not give, as Christ did, by means of breathing ...
/.../fragments from the lost writings of irenaeus/fragment xxi but he does.htm
Thesaurus
Breathing (25 Occurrences)... 7. (n.) Utterance; communication or publicity by words. 8. (n.)
Breathing place;
vent.
... See Rough
breathing, Smooth
breathing, below. Int.
.../b/breathing.htm - 17kBreathing-space (1 Occurrence)
Breathing-space. Breathing, Breathing-space. Breathless .
Multi-Version Concordance Breathing-space (1 Occurrence). ...
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Breathe (17 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into. ... 9. (vt) To act
upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing. 10. ...
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Inspire (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing. 3. (vt) To draw in by
the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire. ...
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Longsuffering (17 Occurrences)
... long-suf'-er-ing ('erekh 'appayim; makrothumia): The words 'erekh 'appayim, translated
longsuffering, mean literally, "long of nose" (or "breathing"), and, as ...
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Forbear (24 Occurrences)
... to deliver," the King James Version "if thou forbear to deliver"; Nehemiah 9:30
(mashakh), "bear" instead of "forbear"; 'aph literally, "breathing," the "nose ...
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Expiring (1 Occurrence)
... n.) of Expire. 2. (a.) Breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or volatile
matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath; dying; ending; terminating. ...
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Expiration (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through
the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration ...
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Enemessar
... Dr. Pinches takes Enemessar for Senemessar, the "sh" being changed to "s" and then
to the smooth breathing, though the rough breathing more commonly takes the ...
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Breathless (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense
interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention ...
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