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npḥ (a/u[a]) vb. to blow
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Gpəˁalto blow4 senses▶
1
to blow
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
TgO Gen2:7↗ וֻנפַח בְאַפוֹהִי נִשמְתָא דְחַיֵי‏ : He blew into his face! the soul of life ; TN Gen2:7↗ ונפח בנחירוי נשמ׳ דחיין‏ ; P Jn20:22↗ ܢܦ݂ܲܚ ܒܗܘ݂ܢ‏ : he blew on them ; BT San 18b(40)↗ ,,, {{ו}}<י>פח בלוע̇ך̇ יפוק לקבליה‏ : blow with your cheeks (and your breath) will prevail against it [i.e. the east wind] ; PJ Gen2:7↗ ונפח בנחירוהי נשמתא דחיי‏
(1)
to blow in
Syr
P Gn2:7↗ ܘܢܦ݂ܚ ܒܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܢܫܡܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ‏
(2)
to expel (fire)
JPAEpig, Syr
TrShem 2a:7↗ כוכבייה נפחין נור‏ ; EphFid 83:6.3↗ ܫܪܓܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ݁݁݁ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܢܦܚ ܒܗ‏
(3)
(of the wind)
Gal
PTTan 65.b:11[2]↗ נפח צפונה יצף לבניך‏ : the north wind blew, take care of your children
2
to heat by blowing on fire
JLAtg, LJLA
TgJ Is44:12↗ נַפָחָא מִבַרזְלָא חְצִינָא עָבֵיד וְנָפַח נוּר בְשִיחוֹרִין‏ : the smith makes an axe from iron and heats up the fire with embers ; TgJob41:12↗ היך דודא נפיח דעביד כיפא‏ : like a heated pot made of stone
(1)
fig.: to arouse (anger)
Syr
asd 102:5 ܚܡܬܐ ܕܕܝܘܐ ܢܦܚܬ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܒܓܘ ܕܝ݁ܢܐ‏ : a demonic anger heated up the wrath in the judge
3
to swell up, become inflated
Qumran, JLAtg, JPAEpig, Gal, Syr, LJLA, LJLAmag
11QtgJob 29.8=37:18↗ ٠٠ ת]נפח ערפ̇לא‏ : [=? תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִים] ; TgO Num5:27↗ text not cited ; PTBes 62.b:3[2]↗ מינפוח שרי‏ : is becoming inflated (of the animal on a holiday) permitted? ; P Num5:22↗ ܘܢܦܚܘܢ ܡ̈ܥܝܟܝ‏ : your viscera will swell up ; PJ Num5:27↗ ותנפח כריסא‏ : her! belly will swell up ; MTKG 1:110 1a:19 דלא {ל}<ת>סטין٠ לא לסיטרא דימינא ולא לסיטרא דסמאלא٠ ולא תפחין איך כלב ותחנקין ית לבא דפ׳ בת פל׳‏ : that you (the womb) not swerve neither to the right side nor to the left side and that you not swell like a dog and strangle the innards of so-and-so
4
to inflate (trans.!)
Syr
477:3 ܚܠܝ̈ܨܐ ܢܦܚܝܢ ܣܲܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ‏ : sailors inflate water-skins ; P Num5:21↗ ܢܡܣܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܛܡ̈ܬܟܝ ܢܦܘܚ ܟܪܣܟܝ‏ : the Lord will melt your thighs and inflate your belly
(1)
fig. : to inspire
Syr
Cyr2 78:3 ܟܬܒܐ ܢܦܝܚ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ‏ : scripture is inspired by God
Dpaˁˁelto blow2 senses▶
1
to blow
Gal, JBA
BT BB 134b(16)↗ מנפח רב ששת בידיה‏ : PN used to blow into his hands
2
to inflate, make swell
Gal, PTA, Syr, JBAmb, LJLA
TN Num5:22↗ למנפחה מעיך‏ ; JBABowl 142.1:4↗ ונפיחי מעוהי כקשתא‏ : blow up his belly like a bow ; PJ Num5:22↗ למנפחא כריסן ולמסייא ירכונין‏
(1)
to produce flatulence or bloating
Syr
JSS 58(2013)138:2 ܙܪܥܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܢܦܚ ܣܟ‏ : this one's seed does not produce flatulence at all
Cˀafˁel+ נפש, רוח : to cause distress2 senses▶
1
+ נפש, רוח : to cause distress
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgO Lev26:16↗ מְחַשכָן עֵינִין וֻמַפְחָן נְפַש‏ ; TgJ 1Sam2:33↗ לְחַשָכָא יָת עֵינָך וֻלאַפָחָא יָת נַפשָך‏ ; TN Gen26:35↗ והוון סורבנין ומפחן רוח‏ : they were rebellious and stressful ; TgJob31:39↗ ונפשא דמרה אפחית‏ : or did I cause its mistress distress
2
to inflate
JLAtg, Sam
TgO Num5:22↗ לְאַפָחָא מְעִין‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be blown (by a wind)3 senses▶
1
to be blown (by a wind)
Syr
IshGen 39:15↗ ܡܬܝ̈ܠܕܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܘܡܬܢܦܚ ܝܡܐ ܘܒ݁ܨܪ ܘܡ݁ܠܐ‏ : the winds are generated from (vapors) and the sea is blown and diminishes and fills up
(1)
to be blown b_ into
Sam, Syr
BHNom 40:5↗ ܠܐ ܢܬܢܦܲܚ ܠܗ ܥܩܪܐ ܒܦܘܡܗ‏ : he should not have medicine blown into his mouth
(2)
(of fire, anger) to be fanned, ignited
Syr, JBA, Man
BalJos 93:5↗ ܚܡܬܐ ܒܓܘܗ ܐܬܢܦܚܬ̤‏ ; BT Šab 26a(6)↗ אינפח בה נורא ואכלתה‏ ; GY 203:20↗ ugaṭar umitnihpa nura uaklalẖ lˁur marẖ ḏhšuka : the fire smokes and is fanned and consumes Ur, the lord of darkness
2
to swell up
PTA, LJLA
TN Num5:27↗ ויתנפח כרסה‏ : her belly will swell up ; TgQoh12:5↗ ויתנפחון איסתוורי ריגלך‏ : the ankles of your feet will swell up
3
fig. : to be arrogant
CPA, Syr
CYR(Catech) 17:19↗ ܝܬܢܦ̈ܚܘܢ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܝܐ‏ : [nor] will the rich boast ; Bhchr 272:27↗ ܐܬܢܼܦܲܚ ܒܪܘܚܗ‏ ; BHMQ7 2.3.3 ܟܕ ܡܬܢ݂ܦܚ ܬܘܒ ܘܡܫܬܒܗܪ ܘܡܫܬ݁ܩܠ‏ : being again puffed up, boasting, and lifted up (with pride)
(1)
to be inspired
Syr
GregOr 41 47.5.38↗ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܬܢܦܚܝܢ ܚܢܢ‏ : we are inspired by the spirit ; 1Esdras(3 Ezra) 9:48↗ ܩܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܢܦܚܝܢ‏ : they were reading the Law of the Lord while inspired [LXX ἐμφυσιοῦντες]
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto swell2 senses▶
1
to swell
Syr
TgQoh12:5↗ ויתנפחון איסתוורי ריגלך‏ : the ankles of your feet will swell up
2
to become angry
Sam
Ctˀettafˁalto be made to swell1 sense▶
1
to be made to swell
LJLA
TgJob19:26↗ ומן בתר דאתפח משכי‏ : after my skin was made to swell up †
(1)
to become wide open (?)
JLAtg
TgJ Is58:10↗ וְתִתַפַח קְֹדָם כָפְנָא נַפשָך‏ : let your soul (appetite?) be wide open before the starving one [or possibly a negative action, i.e. "your appetite consumes everything" following upon the previous verse] †
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Unpointed imperfect forms in /u/ may be from pwḥ instead.
Note how previous lexicographers have avoided dealing with the difficult example of the Ct stem in TgJ Is. 58.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 929[435]DJPA: 355aDJBA: 760aJastrow: 922Drower/Macuch: 303a, 291bJ. Payne-Smith: 343Levy Ch-W: 2:119Tal Sam: 536DCPA[Schulthess]: 268[]Qumran: 158

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