נָפַח naphach
Hebrew word for “to breathe” · Strong’s H5301 · used 12 times in 12 verses
Meaning
1) to breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life);
How it is translated
Glosses given for naphach in context, with how often each is used:
- blew 2
- blown upon 2
- blow 2
- has been fanned 1
- have caused to breathe out 1
- who blows 1
- has panted 1
- will blow 1
- sniff at 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Ezekiel 22 (2), Genesis 2 (1), Job 20 (1), Job 31 (1), Job 41 (1), Isaiah 54 (1), Jeremiah 1 (1), Jeremiah 15 (1), Ezekiel 37 (1), Haggai 1 (1)
Forms
- נפח 2
- נפוח 2
- ונפחתי 2
- ויפח 1
- הפחתי 1
- נפחה 1
- לפחת 1
- ופחי 1
- והפחתם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with naphach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֵשׁ esh “fire” 4
- נָתַךְ natakh “to pour” 2
- מָה mah “what?” 3
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 3
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 3
- אַף aph “face” 2
- כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 2
- נְאֻם neum “utterance” 2
- תָּוֶךְ tavekh “midst” 2
- צָבָא tsava “Hosts” 2
- אָדָם adam “man” 2
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 2
Key verses
The verses using naphach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 2:7 — 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.
- Job 20:26 — All 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 31:39 — If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
- Job 41:20 — Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
- Isaiah 54:16 — Behold, 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…
- Jeremiah 1:13 — And 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 15:9 — She 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…
- Ezekiel 22:20 — As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in…
- Ezekiel 22:21 — Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- Ezekiel 37:9 — Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and…
- Haggai 1:9 — Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is…
- Malachi 1:13 — Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the…
See all 12 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.