Bible Dictionary
BLOW
To blow with the wind, breath, or an instrument. Scripture uses the word for God's wind, the expulsion of breath, trumpet signals, and a forceful stroke or blast.
Definition
To blow may refer to wind, breath, a trumpet or ram’s horn, or a forceful slap or stroke. The word therefore covers both natural movement of air and deliberate acts of blowing or striking.
Biblical Usage
Scripture speaks of wind blowing, breath being expelled, trumpet signals, and forceful blasts or strokes. These uses occur in descriptions of nature, worship and warfare signals, judgment, and human action.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>blo (nashaph): Used with reference to the wind (Ex 15:10; Ps 78:26; 147:18; pneo, "to breathe," Lu 12:55; Joh 3:8; Re 7:1); taqa`, with reference to trumpet sound (Nu 10:3-10; 31:6 the King James Version; Jud 7:18,20; 1Ki 1:34; 1Ch 15:24; Ps 81:3; Eze 33:3,6; Ho 5:8; Joe 2:1,15); puach, with reference to the strong expulsion of the breath (Eze 21:31; 22:20,21; Hag 1:9; Isa 40:7; 54:16; Job 20:26); nashaph, with reference to a forcible slap or stroke with hand or an instrument (Ps 39:10; Isa 40:24; Jer 14:17 the King James Version).</p><p>Frank E. Hirsch</p>