22 occurrences in 11 translations

'Breathe' in the Bible

All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.

When we heard the news we lost our courage and no one could even breathe for fear of you. For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below!

When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites.

And Joshua smiteth all the land of the hill-country, and of the south, and of the low-country, and of the springs, and all their kings -- he hath not left a remnant, and all that doth breathe he hath devoted, as Jehovah, God of Israel, commanded.

And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down among them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe.

For what happens to people also happens to animals a single event happens to them: just as someone dies, so does the other. In fact, they all breathe the same way, so that a human being has no superiority over an animal. All of this is pointless.

Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Make my garden breathe out, let its fragrance flow. Let my beloved come into his garden, and let him eat its choicest fruits.

Our pursuers breathe down our necks; we are weary, but there is no rest for us.

I'm going to grow tendons on you, regenerate your flesh, cover you with skin, and make you breathe again so that you can come back to life and learn that I am the LORD.'"'"

Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

So how can a servant of my lord talk with someone like you, sir? And as for me, there's no strength left in me, and I can hardly breathe.'

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
טפח 
Tephach 
Usage: 3

נפח 
Naphach 
Usage: 12

נשׁמא 
Nishma' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

נשׁמה 
N@shamah 
Usage: 24

רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

רוחה 
R@vachah 
Usage: 2

ἐμπνέω 
Empneo 
Usage: 1

ἐμφυσάω 
Emphusao 
breathe on
Usage: 1

πνοή 
Pnoe 
Usage: 2

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