# Nun-Fe-Kh — نفخ (nfx)

> Occurs in 20 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/nfx

- **Meaning:** to blow with the mouth, breathe.
- **Derived forms:** نَفَخَ (19) · نَفْخَة (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 49

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَنفُخُ — fa-anfukhu · "then I breath"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

وَرَسُولاً اِلٰى بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ اَنّ۪ي قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاٰيَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْۙ اَنّ۪ٓي اَخْلُقُ لَكُمْ مِنَ الطّ۪ينِ كَهَيْـَٔةِ الطَّيْرِ فَاَنْفُخُ ف۪يهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْراً بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۚ وَاُبْرِئُ الْاَكْمَهَ وَالْاَبْرَصَ وَاُحْـيِ الْمَوْتٰى بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۚ وَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَۙ ف۪ي بُيُوتِكُمْۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِن۪ينَۚ

Warasoolan ila banee isra-eelaannee qad ji/tukum bi-ayatin min rabbikum annee akhluqulakum mina atteeni kahay-ati attayrifaanfukhu feehi fayakoonu tayran bi-ithni Allahiwaobri-o al-akmaha wal-abrasa waohyeealmawta bi-ithni Allahi waonabbi-okum bimata/kuloona wama taddakhiroona fee buyootikum inna fee thalikalaayatan lakum in kuntum mu/mineen

And as a messenger to the children of Israel: “I have come to you with a proof from your Lord, that I create for you from clay the likeness of a bird; then I blow into it and it becomes a bird by the leave of God. And I heal the blind, and the leper, and give life to the dead by the leave of God. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses — in that is a proof for you if you be believers —

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-49.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 110

- **Form in this verse:** فَتَنفُخُ — fatanfukhu · "then you breath"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · present tense

اِذْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ يَا ع۪يسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ اذْكُرْ نِعْمَت۪ي عَلَيْكَ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَتِكَۢ اِذْ اَيَّدْتُكَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلاًۚ وَاِذْ عَلَّمْتُكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَالتَّوْرٰيةَ وَالْاِنْج۪يلَۚ وَاِذْ تَخْلُقُ مِنَ الطّ۪ينِ كَـهَيْـَٔةِ الطَّيْرِ بِاِذْن۪ي فَتَنْفُخُ ف۪يهَا فَتَكُونُ طَيْراً بِاِذْن۪ي وَتُبْرِئُ الْاَكْمَهَ وَالْاَبْرَصَ بِاِذْن۪يۚ وَاِذْ تُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتٰى بِاِذْن۪يۚ وَاِذْ كَفَفْتُ بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ عَنْكَ اِذْ جِئْتَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ اِنْ هٰذَٓا اِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُب۪ينٌ

Ith qala Allahu yaAAeesa ibna maryama othkur niAAmatee AAalaykawaAAala walidatika ith ayyadtuka biroohialqudusi tukallimu annasa fee almahdi wakahlanwa-ith AAallamtuka alkitaba walhikmatawattawrata wal-injeela wa-ithtakhluqu mina atteeni kahay-ati attayribi-ithnee fatanfukhu feeha fatakoonu tayranbi-ithnee watubri-o al-akmaha wal-abrasabi-ithnee wa-ith tukhriju almawta bi-ithneewa-ith kafaftu banee isra-eela AAanka ithji/tahum bilbayyinati faqala allatheenakafaroo minhum in hatha illa sihrun mubeen

(When God will say: “O Jesus, son of Mary: remember thou My favour to thee and to thy mother: when I strengthened thee with the Spirit of Holiness, thou speaking to men in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught thee the Writ and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel; and when thou didst create of clay the likeness of a bird by My leave, and blewest into it and it became a bird by My leave, and thou didst heal the blind and the leper by My leave; and when thou broughtest forth the dead by My leave; and when I restrained the children of Israel from thee when thou camest to them with clear signs”; then those who ignored warning among them said: “This is only obvious sorcery”;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-110.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 73

- **Form in this verse:** يُنفَخُ — yunfakhu · "will be blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّۜ وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُۜ قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّۜ وَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِۜ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِۜ وَهُوَ الْحَك۪يمُ الْخَب۪يرُ

Wahuwa allathee khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda bilhaqqi wayawma yaqoolukun fayakoonu qawluhu alhaqqu walahu almulku yawmayunfakhu fee assoori AAalimu alghaybi washshahadatiwahuwa alhakeemu alkhabeer

And He it is that created the heavens and the earth in truth. And the day He says: “Be thou,” then it is. His word is the truth. And to Him belongs the dominion the day the Trumpet is blown — the Knower of the Unseen and the Seen — and He is the Wise, the Aware.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-73.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** وَنَفَخْتُ — wanafakhtu · "and [I] breathed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · past tense

فَاِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ ف۪يهِ مِنْ رُوح۪ي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِد۪ينَ

Fa-itha sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehimin roohee faqaAAoo lahu sajideen

“And when I have formed him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down, to him in submission,”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-29.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 96

- **Form in this verse:** ٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖ — unfukhū · "Blow"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

اٰتُون۪ي زُبَرَ الْحَد۪يدِۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا سَاوٰى بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ انْفُخُواۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَاراًۙ قَالَ اٰتُون۪ٓي اُفْرِ غْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْراًۜ

Atoonee zubara alhadeedi hattaitha sawa bayna asadafayni qalaonfukhoo hatta itha jaAAalahu naran qalaatoonee ofrigh AAalayhi qitra

“Give me sheets of iron.” When he had made level between the two openings, he said: “Blow.” When he had made it a fire, he said: “Bring me to pour thereon molten brass.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-96.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 99

- **Form in this verse:** وَنُفِخَ — wanufikha · "and (will be) blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ ف۪ي بَعْضٍ وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَاهُمْ جَمْعاًۙ

Watarakna baAAdahum yawma-ithinyamooju fee baAAdin wanufikha fee assoorifajamaAAnahum jamAAa

And We will leave them, that day, to surge one upon another; and the Trumpet will be blown, and We will gather them together

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-99.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 102

- **Form in this verse:** يُنفَخُ — yunfakhu · "will be blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ وَنَحْشُرُ الْمُجْرِم۪ينَ يَوْمَئِذٍ زُرْقاًۚ

Yawma yunfakhu fee assooriwanahshuru almujrimeena yawma-ithin zurqa

The day the Trumpet is blown. And We will assemble the lawbreakers, that day, white-eyed,

_https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-102.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 91

- **Form in this verse:** فَنَفَخْنَا — fanafakhnā · "so We breathed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَالَّت۪ٓي اَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا ف۪يهَا مِنْ رُوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَٓا اٰيَةً لِلْعَالَم۪ينَ

Wallatee ahsanat farjahafanafakhna feeha min roohinawajaAAalnaha wabnaha ayatanlilAAalameen

And she who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our Spirit, and made her and her son a proof for all mankind.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-91.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 101

- **Form in this verse:** نُفِخَ — nufikha · "is blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

فَاِذَا نُفِـخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَلَٓا اَنْسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَٓاءَلُونَ

Fa-itha nufikha fee assoorifala ansaba baynahum yawma-ithin walayatasaaloon

And when the Trumpet is blown, then no ties of kinship are between them that day nor will they ask one of another.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-101.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 87

- **Form in this verse:** يُنفَخُ — yunfakhu · "will be blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

وَيَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَفَزِ  عَ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا مَنْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُۜ وَكُلٌّ اَتَوْهُ دَاخِر۪ينَ

Wayawma yunfakhu fee assoorifafaziAAa man fee assamawati waman feeal-ardi illa man shaa Allahu wakullunatawhu dakhireen

And the day the Trumpet is blown, then terrified will be whoso is in the heavens and the earth save who God wills, and all will come to Him abased.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-87.md_

### 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** وَنَفَخَ — wanafakha · "and breathed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

ثُمَّ سَوّٰيهُ وَنَفَخَ ف۪يهِ مِنْ رُوحِه۪ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٔدَةَۜ قَل۪يلاً مَا تَشْكُرُونَ

Thumma sawwahu wanafakha feehi min roohihiwajaAAala lakumu assamAAa wal-absara wal-af-idataqaleelan ma tashkuroon

Then He fashioned him, and breathed into him of His Spirit; and He made for you hearing and sight and hearts; little are you grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-9.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 51

- **Form in this verse:** وَنُفِخَ — wanufikha · "And will be blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَنُفِـخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَاِذَا هُمْ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمْ يَنْسِلُونَ

Wanufikha fee assoori fa-ithahum mina al-ajdathi ila rabbihim yansiloon

And the Trumpet will be blown; and then from the graves will they hasten forth to their Lord.

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-51.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 72

- **Form in this verse:** وَنَفَخْتُ — wanafakhtu · "and breathed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · past tense

فَاِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ ف۪يهِ مِنْ رُوح۪ي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِد۪ينَ

Fa-itha sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehimin roohee faqaAAoo lahu sajideen

“And when I have formed him, and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down, to him in submission.”

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-72.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 68

- **Form in this verse:** وَنُفِخَ — wanufikha · "And (will) be blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَنُفِـخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا مَنْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُۚ ثُمَّ نُفِـخَ ف۪يهِ اُخْرٰى فَاِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَنْظُرُونَ

Wanufikha fee assoori fasaAAiqaman fee assamawati waman fee al-ardiilla man shaa Allahu thumma nufikha feehiokhra fa-itha hum qiyamun yanthuroon

And the Trumpet will be blown, and whoso is in the heavens and whoso is in the earth will fall down thunderstruck save whom God wills. Then will it be blown again; and then will they be standing, looking on.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-68.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 68

- **Form in this verse:** نُفِخَ — nufikha · "(it will) be blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَنُفِـخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا مَنْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُۚ ثُمَّ نُفِـخَ ف۪يهِ اُخْرٰى فَاِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَنْظُرُونَ

Wanufikha fee assoori fasaAAiqaman fee assamawati waman fee al-ardiilla man shaa Allahu thumma nufikha feehiokhra fa-itha hum qiyamun yanthuroon

And the Trumpet will be blown, and whoso is in the heavens and whoso is in the earth will fall down thunderstruck save whom God wills. Then will it be blown again; and then will they be standing, looking on.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-68.md_

### 50. Surah Qaf, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** وَنُفِخَ — wanufikha · "And will be blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَنُفِـخَ فِي الصُّورِۜ ذٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْوَع۪يدِ

Wanufikha fee assoori thalikayawmu alwaAAeed

And the Trumpet will be blown; that is the Day of Warning!

_https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-20.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** فَنَفَخْنَا — fanafakhnā · "so We breathed"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَتَ عِمْرٰنَ الَّت۪ٓي اَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا ف۪يهِ مِنْ رُوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِه۪ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَانِت۪ينَ

Wamaryama ibnata AAimrana allatee ahsanatfarjaha fanafakhna feehi min roohinawasaddaqat bikalimati rabbiha wakutubihi wakanatmina alqaniteen

— And Mary, daughter of ʿImrān, who guarded her chastity, and We breathed into it of Our Spirit, and she confirmed the words of her Lord, and His Writs, and was of the humbly obedient.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-12.md_

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** نُفِخَ — nufikha · "is blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

فَاِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌۙ

Fa-itha nufikha fee assoorinafkhatun wahida

Then when the Trumpet is blown with a single blast,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-haqqah/verse-13.md_

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** نَفْخَةٌۭ — nafkhatun · "a blast"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · nominative case · indefinite

فَاِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌۙ

Fa-itha nufikha fee assoorinafkhatun wahida

Then when the Trumpet is blown with a single blast,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-haqqah/verse-13.md_

### 78. Surah An-Naba, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** يُنفَخُ — yunfakhu · "(in which) shall be blown"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense

يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ اَفْوَاجاًۙ

Yawma yunfakhu fee assoorifata/toona afwaja

The day the Trumpet is blown, and you come in crowds,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naba/verse-18.md_

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