pVwVḥ- ~ pVḥḥ-: 'to breath, blow, spread (smell)'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	fḥḥ 'to hiss (said of snakes); to whistle while sleeping (said of a man)' [BK 2 547]; fwḥ 'to spread perfume (said of an aroma)', II 'to exhale (a smell)' [ibid. 644]	BK 2 547; BK 644
Tigre	fǝḥot [LH 654]	LH 654	gloss withheld
Hebrew	pwḥ (HALOT 916, 917), ypḥ (hitp) (HALOT 424); PB paḥ, pǝḥī [Ja 1151, 1152]	HALOT 916, 917; HALOT 424; Ja 1151, 1152	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	pwḥ 'to blow, evaporate' [Ja 1140].	Ja 1140
Syrian Aramaic	pāḥ 'blew, breathed; breathed again, rested; gave off a scent (odor)' [Brock 559]	Brock 559

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Updated 22 October 2026