נָפַח
napah (nāp̄aḥ)
/naw-FAKH/
“to breathe into, blow, inflate”
To blow, breathe into; specific act of God breathing the breath of life into nostrils of Adam, animating inanimate dust into a living soul.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
breatheblowsnuff
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: נָפַח (to breathe into, blow, inflate) -> G1720
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where נָפַח (napah) carries significant theological or narrative weight.