To breathe
נָפַחStrong’s H5301naphach (na-phach)
Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Naphach is the Hebrew word usually translated “blown upon”, “blew” and “it has been fanned”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
Meaning
- To breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life)(Qal) to breathe, blow · (Pual) to be blown · (Hiphil) to cause to breathe out
How it's translated
- blown upon 2
- and he blew 1
- it has been fanned 1
- i have caused to breathe out 1
- blows 1
- it has panted 1
- to blow 1
- and i will blow 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 3
- Ezekiel 3
- Jeremiah 2
- Genesis 1
- Isaiah 1
- Haggai 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Job 20:26All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
- Job 31:39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
- Job 41:20Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
- Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
- Jeremiah 1:13And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
- Jeremiah 15:9She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
Hebrew dictionary
נָפַח naphach · to breathe
1) to breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life) 1a) (Qal) to breathe, blow 1b) (Pual) to be blown 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to breathe out
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “breathe” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BREATHE, verb intransitive
To respire; to inspire and expire air. Hence, to live.
- To take breath; to rest from action; as, let them have time to breathe
- To pass as air.
All definitions and other forms of “breathe”
BREATHE, verb transitive
To inhale as air into the lungs and expel it; as, to breathe vital air.
- To inject by breathing; to infuse; followed by into.“And the Lord God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” Genesis 2:7
- To expire; to eject by breathing; followed by out; as, to breathe out threatening and slaughter.
- To exercise; to keep in breath.
- To inspire or blow into; to cause to sound by breathing; as, to breathe the flute.
- To exhale; to emit as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfume.
- To utter softly or in private; as, to breathe a vow.
- To give air or vent to; to open; as, to breathe a vein.
- To express; to manifest.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.