נפח

נפח

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܢܦܰܚ‎ (nəp̄aḥ)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-.

Verb

נָפַח or נְפַח • (nāp̄aḥ or nəp̄aḥ)

1. to blow, to exhale to breathe

References

• “npḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־פ־ח‎ (n-p-ḥ)

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-.

Verb

נָפַח • (nafákh) (pa'al construction)

1. to blow, exhale

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָפַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: ליפוח / לִפֹּחַ‎ action noun: נְפִיחָה‎ passive participle: נָפוּחַ‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	נָפַחְתִּי‎		נָפַחְנוּ‎
	second	נָפַחְתָּ‎	נָפַחְתְּ‎	נְפַחְתֶּם‎1	נְפַחְתֶּן‎1
	third	נָפַח	נָפְחָה‎	נָפְחוּ‎
present		נוֹפֵחַ‎	נוֹפַחַת‎	נוֹפְחִים‎	נוֹפְחוֹת‎
future	first	אֶפַּח‎		ניפח / נִפַּח‎
	second	תיפח / תִּפַּח‎	תיפחי / תִּפְּחִי‎	תיפחו / תִּפְּחוּ‎	תיפחנה / תִּפַּחְנָה‎2
	third	ייפח / יִפַּח‎	תיפח / תִּפַּח‎	ייפחו / יִפְּחוּ‎	תיפחנה / תִּפַּחְנָה‎2
imperative		נְפַח	נִפְחִי‎	נִפְחוּ‎	נְפַחְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced נָפַחְתֶּם‎ and נָפַחְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

נַפָּח • (nápakh) m (plural indefinite נַפָּחִים‎, singular construct נַפַּח־, plural construct נַפָּחֵי־‎) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. smith, blacksmith

Noun

נֶפַח • (nefákh) m (plural indefinite נְפָחִים‎, singular construct נֶפַח־, plural construct נִפְחֵי־‎)

1. volume

References

• H5301 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible