יָפַח

ya.phachto breatheHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to breathe hard, i.e. (by implication) to sigh
Traditional renderings: bewail self.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

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  1. Jeremiah 4:31תִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַ · gasping for breath
    For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”