# נָפַח (nafach)

Israeli respelling: na-fach. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5301. 12 Old Testament occurrences.

to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)

King James renderings: blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/nafach-h5301

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 2:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/2/7) — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- [Job 20:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/20/26) — All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
- [Job 31:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/31/39) — If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
- [Job 41:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/41/20) — Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
- [Isaiah 54:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/54/16) — Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created…
- [Jeremiah 1:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/1/13) — And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is t…
- [Jeremiah 15:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/15/9) — She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and co…
- [Ezekiel 22:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/22/20) — As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will…
- [Ezekiel 22:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/22/21) — Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- [Ezekiel 37:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/37/9) — Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds,…
- [Haggai 1:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/haggai/1/9) — Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mi…
- [Malachi 1:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/malachi/1/13) — Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and t…