Definition

to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

• blow (upon)
• break
• puff
• bring into a snare
• speak
• utter

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.