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)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

נָפַח • (nafákh) (pa'al construction)

1. to blow, exhale

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.

Verb

נִפֵּחַ • (nipéakh) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ניפח

Noun

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

1. smith, blacksmith

Noun

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

1. volume

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