Hebrew word study
נָפַח H5301
- Transliteration
- nâphach
- Pronunciation
- naw-fakh'
- KJV glosses
- blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.
Lexical summary
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire
figuratively, to disesteem)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire
figuratively, to disesteem)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information