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tpḥ (a/) vb. to swell up; to recover
GGt
Gpəˁalto swell up1 sense▶
to swell up
JBA, Man
BT Yev 121a(11)↗ אישתהי מיתפח תפח‏ : (if the corpse) had remained (in the water for an extended period) it would have become extremely bloated ; AM 265:7↗ bahimia maitia umia tapin : the cattle will die and the water rise up
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto recover, to get well2 senses▶
1
to recover, to get well
JBA
BT BM 87a(47)↗ עד אלישע לא חלש איניש ואיתפח אתא אלישע ובעא רחמי ואיתפחו אינשי‏ : until (the time of ) Elisha a person did not become sick and recover. Elisha came, prayed, and people recovered
2
to relax, refresh oneself
JBA
BT BQ 20a(34)↗ עביד איניש דמנח גלימיה ומתפח‏ : a person is used to put down his cloak and relax
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A secondary verb from npḥ. For the semantics, compare colloquial English "swell".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 1224aJastrow: 1685Drower/Macuch: 489a

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