נָשַׁבnâshab

blow

Pronunciation: naw-shab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5380

Meanings

Qal: has blown (Isaiah 40:7)

Hiph`il: causes, to blow (Psalms 147:18; Genesis 15:11)

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 15:11 Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away.
  • Psalms 147:18 Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
  • Isaiah 40:7 The grass withers and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the Lord. And so it is with people.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).