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Breath [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. breth.

2. The air inhaled and expelled in the respiration of animals.

3. Life.

4. No man has more contempt than I of breath

5. The state or power of breathing freely; opposed to a state of exhaustion from violent action; as, I am out of breath; I am scarce in breath

6. Respite; pause; time to breathe; as, let me take breath; give me some breath

7. Breeze; aid in gentle motion.

8. Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea,

9. When not a breath of wind flies o'er its surface.

10. A single respiration; as, he swears at every breath

11. An instant; the time of a single respiration; a single act.

12. He smiles and he frowns in a breath

13. A word.

14. A breath can make them, as a breath has made.

Breath [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc.

2. The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath.

3. The power of respiration, and hence, life.

4. Time to breathe; respite; pause.

5. A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant.

6. Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life.

7. A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle.

8. A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion.

9. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.

10. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.

Breathable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

That may be breathed.

Breathable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Such as can be breathed.

Breathableness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

State of being breathable.

Breathe [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To respire; to inspire and expire air. Hence, to live.

2. To take breath; to rest from action; as, let them have time to breathe

3. To pass as air.

4. To whose foul mouth no wholesome air breathes in.

Breathe [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To inhale as air into the lungs and expel it; as, to breathe vital air.

2. To inject by breathing; to infuse; followed by into.

3. And the Lord God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. Genesis 2:7 .

4. To expire; to eject by breathing; followed by out; as, to breathe out threatening and slaughter.

5. To exercise; to keep in breath.

6. The greyhounds are as swift as brethed stage.

7. To inspire or blow into; to cause to sound by breathing; as, to breathe the flute.

8. To exhale; to emit as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfume.

9. To utter softly or in private; as, to breathe a vow.

10. To give air or vent to; to open; as, to breathe a vein.

11. To express; to manifest.

12. Other articles breathe the same severe spirit.

Breathe [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.

2. To take breath; to rest from action.

3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.

Breathe [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.

2. To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.

3. To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.

4. To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.

5. To express; to manifest; to give forth.

6. To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.

7. To promote free respiration in; to exercise.

8. To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.

9. To put out of breath; to exhaust.

10. To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.

Breathed [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Inhaled and exhaled; respired; uttered.

Breathed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Breather [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One that breathes or lives; one that utters; an inspirer, one who animates or infuses by inspiration.

Breather [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.

2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.

Breathful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

breth'ful. Full of breath; full of odor.

Breathful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant.

Breathing [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.

2. Aspiration; secret prayer.

3. Breathing-place; vent.

4. Accent; aspiration.

5. A pause.

6. A vent.

Breathing [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Respiring; living; uttering.

2. Exhibiting to the life; as breathing paint.

Breathing [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.

2. Air in gentle motion.

3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.

4. Aspiration; secret prayer.

5. Exercising; promotion of respiration.

6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.

7. Breathing place; vent.

8. Stop; pause; delay.

9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.

10. A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.

Breathing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Breathing-time [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Pause, relaxation.

Breathless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. breth'less. Being out of breath; spent with labor or violent action.

2. Dead; as a breathless body.

Breathless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.

2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.

3. Dead; as, a breathless body.

Breathlessly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a breathless manner.

Breathlessness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The state of being exhausted of breath.

Breathlessness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The state of being breathless or out of breath.

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Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

Genesis 7:15

And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.

Genesis 7:22

All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

Genesis 25:8

Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

Genesis 25:17

And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

Genesis 35:18

And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

Genesis 35:29

And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 49:33

And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

Exodus 15:10

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Deuteronomy 20:16

But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes.

Joshua 10:40

So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.

Joshua 11:11

And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.

Joshua 11:14

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.

2 Samuel 22:16

And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

1 Kings 10:5

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

1 Kings 15:29

And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:

As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

1 Kings 17:17

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.

2 Chronicles 9:4

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.