Strong's Lexicon

H5398

H5398 — נָשַׁף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnashaphverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1434

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5398
Word:	נָשַׁף
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	nashaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	naw-shaf'
Meaning:	1. to breeze, i.e. blow up fresh (as the wind)
KJV Renderings:	blow.

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נָשַׁף verb blow (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3475] Schw^{Idioticon 58}; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3476] (vulgar) id. (Dozy^{ii. 667} ; on usual meaning compare Wetzst^{ZPV xiv. 7}); || form of נשׁב, compare Jen^{ZA iv (1889), 268}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular בָּהֶם ׳ נ Isa 40:24 he hath blow upon them (of ׳ י under figure of wind); 2 masculine singular נָשַׁפְתָּ בְרוּחֲךָ Exod 15:10 (song).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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