nāfaḥ נָפַח ‘to breathe’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

nāfaḥ v
1) to breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life)
 1a) (Qal) to breathe, blow
 1b) (Pual) to be blown
 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to breathe out