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-ḥ)

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-.

Verb

נָפַח • (nafákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to blow, exhale

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 נָפַחְתִּי‎נָפַחְנוּ‎
second נָפַחְתָּ‎נָפַחְתְּ‎נְפַחְתֶּם‎1נְפַחְתֶּן‎1
third נָפַחנָפְחָה‎נָפְחוּ‎
present נוֹפֵחַ‎נוֹפַחַת‎נוֹפְחִים‎נוֹפְחוֹת‎
future first אֶפַּח‎ניפח / נִפַּח‎
second תיפח / תִּפַּח‎תיפחי / תִּפְּחִי‎תיפחו / תִּפְּחוּ‎תיפחנה / תִּפַּחְנָה‎2
third ייפח / יִפַּח‎תיפח / תִּפַּח‎ייפחו / יִפְּחוּ‎תיפחנה / תִּפַּחְנָה‎2
imperative נְפַחנִפְחִי‎נִפְחוּ‎נְפַחְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָפַחְתֶּם‎ and נָפַחְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

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

  1. smith, blacksmith

Noun

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

  1. volume

References
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