נפח

Aramaic

Alternative forms

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–

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־פ־ח (n-p-kh)
6 terms

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-, which is of onomatopoeic origin and imitates the sound of blowing air out.

Pronunciation

Verb

נָפַח • (nafákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to blow, exhale
    • Tanach, Genesis 2:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיִּיצֶר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה׃
      Then 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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָפַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לנפוח / לִנְפֹּחַ
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 פַּח פְּחִי פְּחוּ פַּחְנָה2

1 Pronounced נָפַחְתֶּם and נָפַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

Verb

נִפֵּחַ • (nipéakh) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניפח

Noun

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

  1. smith, blacksmith

Declension

Declension of נַפָּח
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite נַפָּח first נַפָּחִי נַפָּחֵנוּ
definite הַנַּפָּח second נַפָּחֲךָ נַפָּחֵךְ נַפַּחֲכֶם נַפַּחֲכֶן
construct נַפַּח־ third נַפָּחוֹ נַפָּחָהּ נַפָּחָם נַפָּחָן
plural indefinite נַפָּחִים first נפחיי / נַפָּחַי נַפָּחֵינוּ
definite הַנַּפָּחִים second נַפָּחֶיךָ נפחייך / נַפָּחַיִךְ נַפָּחֵיכֶם נַפָּחֵיכֶן
construct נַפָּחֵי־ third נַפָּחָיו נַפָּחֶיהָ נַפָּחֵיהֶם נַפָּחֵיהֶן

Noun

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

  1. volume

Declension

Declension of נֶפַח
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite נֶפַח first נִפְחִי נִפְחֵנוּ
definite הַנֶּפַח second נִפְחֲךָ נִפְחֵךְ נִפְחֲכֶם נִפְחֲכֶן
construct נֶפַח־ third נִפְחוֹ נִפְחָהּ נִפְחָם נִפְחָן
plural indefinite נְפָחִים first נפחיי / נְפָחַי נְפָחֵינוּ
definite הַנְּפָחִים second נְפָחֶיךָ נפחייך / נְפָחַיִךְ נִפְחֵיכֶם נִפְחֵיכֶן
construct נִפְחֵי־ third נְפָחָיו נְפָחֶיהָ נִפְחֵיהֶם נִפְחֵיהֶן

References

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