Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-.

Verb

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נָפַח or נְפַח (nāp̄aḥ or nəp̄aḥ)

  1. to blow, to exhale to breathe

References

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

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
נ־פ־ח (n-p-kh)

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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נָפַח (nafákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to blow, exhale

Conjugation

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Verb

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נִפֵּחַ (nipéakh) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניפח

Noun

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

  1. smith, blacksmith

Noun

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נֶפַח (nefákhm (plural indefinite נְפָחִים, singular construct נֶפַח־, plural construct נִפְחֵי־)

  1. volume

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