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–

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

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naˈfaχ/ (נָפַח)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /niˈpeaχ/ (נִפֵּחַ)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naˈpaχ/ (נַפָּח)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈnefaχ/ (נֶפַח)

• Audio:

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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	positive	פַּח	פְּחִי	פְּחוּ	פַּחְנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

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

Derived terms

• תַּפּוּחַ (tapúakh, “apple”) (uncertain)

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

• "נפח" in the Verb Conjugation Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H5301 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible