Nophah — the meaning of the Hebrew name נֹפַח
נֹפַח
Nophah means a gust.
Built from
נָפַח nâphach — to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H5301; a gust; Nophach, a place in Moab.
First appearance
Num 21:30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
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