Nâphash — H5314

Definition

verb

to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)

1. (Niphal) to take breath, refresh oneself

Usually translated as

refresh selves, refresh seled

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• anapaúō (G373)
• anapsýchō (G404)
• katapaúō (G2664)
• paúō (G3973)

Occurrences

Nâphash occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), 2 Samuel (1)

• Exodus 23:12 — Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed (וְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁ).
• Exodus 31:17 — It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed (וַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ).
• 2 Samuel 16:14 — And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves (וַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁ) there.