פוח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ו־ח (p-w-kh)
2 terms

Compare Arabic فَاحَ (fāḥa, “to be fragrant, to spread (perfume)”) and Arabic فَاخَ (fāḵa, “to fart noisily, to emanate (odor)”). The p sound is probably of a similar onomatopoeic origin as the f in נָפַח (nafákh, “to breathe, to blow, to exhale”).

Pronunciation

Verb

פּוּחַ • (púakh) (pa'al construction, future יָּפוּחַ)

  1. (biblical, poetic) to blow, to puff

References

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