BDB5290
[מַפָּח] noun [masculine] breathing out; — only construct מַפַּח נֶפֶשׁ Job 11:20 a breathing out of life = expiring (compare נפח Job 31:39; Jer 15:9).
Strong's Lexicon
H4646
H4646 — מַפָּח
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4646 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַפָּח |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5301 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | mappach |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | map-pawkh' |
| Meaning: | 1. a breathing out (of life), i.e. expiring |
| KJV Renderings: | giving up. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מפח (map-pahgh)
Job 11:20
- KJV: But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.they shall…: Heb. flight shall perish from themthe giving…: or, a puff of breath
- EHCC: the giving up of the ghost. (marg. or, ₪