Nâshab — H5380

Definition

verb

to blow; by implication, to disperse

1. to blow
1. (Qal) to blow
2. (Hiphil)
1. to cause to blow
2. to disperse, to drive away

Usually translated as

blow, drive away

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• pnéō (G4154)

Occurrences

Nâshab occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Psalms (1), Isaiah (1)

• Genesis 15:11 — And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away (וַיַּשֵּׁ֥ב).
• Psalms 147:18 — He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow (יַשֵּׁ֥ב), and the waters flow.
• Isaiah 40:7 — The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth (נָ֣שְׁבָה) upon it: surely the people is grass.