נפח

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܢܦܰܚ (np̄aḥ)

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

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-

Verb

נָפַח • (nafákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to blow, exhale

Noun

נַפָּח • (nápakh) m (plural indefinite נַפָּחִים, singular construct נַפַּח־, plural construct נַפָּחֵי־)

1. smith, blacksmith

Noun

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

1. volume

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.

References

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