UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Notes: Passage: OET JER 15:9
NIV | NJB "gasps for breath" GNT "gasping for breath" CEV "struggles for breath" | RSV NRSV "swooned away" ESV "fainted away" | NJPS "disconsolate" REB "sank into despair"; Passage: OET JOB 31:39
RSV NRSV NJB "caused the death" GNT "let starve" ESV "made breathe their last" | NIV "broken the spirit" NJPS "made despair" REB "left to languish" CEV "caused them pain"

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: מַפָּח · מַפֻּחַ · תַּפּוּחַ

Sense 1: to blow, to breathe

Semantic domains: Blow (002002001002)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: = causative action by which humans or deities cause air to flow from their nose or mouth upon an object

Forms: vbqal-; vbpual (passive)

Show passage in OET: GEN 2:7

OET-RV GEN 2:7

7 Then Yahweh God formed the first man out of the dust on the ground and he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living person.

OET-LV GEN 2:7

7 And_ YHWH god _he/it _formed DOM the_humankind dust from the_soil and_he/it _blew in_his/its_two _nostrils the_breath _of life and_ the_humankind _he/it _was to_living _creature living.

Show passage in OET: JOB 20:26

OET-RV JOB 20:26

26 Total darkness is reserved for their treasures.
⇔ A fire which no one started will devour them.
⇔ Only sorry remnants will survive in their tents.

OET-LV JOB 20:26

26 All _of darkness is_hidden for_his _treasured _of_things it_will _consume _him fire which_not it _has _been _blown it _will _be _evil a _survivor in_tent _of_his.

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All 7 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 2:7

JOB: OET JOB 20:26

ISA: OET ISA 54:16

EZE: OET EZE 22:20–21 · OET EZE 37:9

HAG: OET HAG 1:9

Sense 2: to breathe (one's) last

Semantic domains: Dead (002001001019)

Core domains: Body (019); Life and Death (099)

Definition: literally: to blow (one's) self; hence: = process by which humans breathe their last breath and pass away

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: נפח נֶפֶשׁ

Show passage in OET: JER 15:9

OET-RV JER 15:9

9 The mother who has borne seven children will waste away.
⇔ She’ll gasp—her sun will set while it is still daytime.
⇔ She’ll be ashamed and embarrassed, because I will give those who remain
⇔ to be killed by the sword in their enemies’ presence.
§ That is Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-LV JER 15:9

9 The_one _who_bore _of (of)_the_seven_children she _has _languished it _has _panted breath _of_her it _went sun _of_her while_still by _day she _is _ashamed and_she _is _abashed and_remnant _of_their to_sword I _will _give to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before enemies _of_their the _utterance _of YHWH.

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Sense 3: to cause to breathe (one's) last

Semantic domains: Dead (002001001019)

Core domains: Body (019); Life and Death (099)

Definition: literally: to cause to blow (someone's) life; hence: = causative process by which humans cause other humans to breathe their last breath and pass away

Forms: vbhif-

Collocations: נפח נֶפֶשׁ

Show passage in OET: JOB 31:39

OET-RV JOB 31:39

39 if I’ve eaten what it produces with paying fair wages,
⇔ or I’ve caused the death of its owners,

OET-LV JOB 31:39

39 If her/its_vigor/produce I _have _eaten not money and_the _life _of its _owners _of_her I _have _caused _to _breathe _out.

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Sense 4: to snort, to sniff

Semantic domains: Despise (002001002005)

Core domains: Status (170)

Definition: exact meaning unknown; probably: = action by which humans give expression to an emotion of contempt by releasing a little bit of air through the nose

Forms: vbhif-

Show passage in OET: MAL 1:13

OET-RV MAL 1:13

13 You all also say, ‘How tiresome this is,’ and you snort at it,” says army-commander Yahweh. “You all bring animals for your offering that were killed by a wild animal or is lame or sick. Should I accept those from you?” says Yahweh.

OET-LV MAL 1:13