פּוּחַ (pûaḥ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning breathe. It appears
14 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6315).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1741)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1741)breathe, blow; the day breathes; cause, to exhale, puff, snort, excite, inflame, pant for it, breathe out, utter; blow with the breath, air, fan, kindle, scoff; break, bring into a snare, speak
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
פּוּחַverb: breathe, blow
Qaluntil the day breathes, i.e. grows cool
Hiphil
1.cause garden to exhale
2.
a.puff, snort, against
c.excite, inflame city
d.puff = pant for it
3.breathe out, utter
Strong's H6315פּוּחַ: to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff KJV:blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.