נפח

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נפח

/naˈfaχ/ Modern Israeli
/niˈpeaχ/ Modern Israeli
/naˈpaχ/ Modern Israeli
/ˈnefaχ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-, which is of onomatopoeic origin and imitates the sound of blowing air out.

verb נָפַח · nafákh · לנפוח · לִנְפֹּחַ · נְפִיחָה · נָפוּחַ

construction pa'al to blow, exhale וַיִּיצֶר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה׃

verb נִפֵּחַ · nipéakh

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of ניפח

noun נַפָּח · napákh · נַפָּחִים · נַפַּח־ · נַפָּחֵי־ · נַפָּחִית

smith, blacksmith

noun נֶפַח · néfakh · נְפָחִים · נֶפַח־ · נִפְחֵי־

volume

In English

space physical extent in two or three dimensions
volume three-dimensional measure of space
blacksmith iron forger — see also smith
smith craftsperson who works metal — see also blacksmith

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"נפח." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%97. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נפח},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}