Given name
Aphiah
“exhaling”·“blowing”
Aphiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאפיח
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Aphiah means “exhaling” or “blowing.”
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Where it comes from
Aphiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb puah (פוח), “to blow or exhale.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Aphiah appears in 1 Samuel 9:1.
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Aphiah’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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