Strong's Definition
a primitive root; properly, to breathe hard, i.e. (by implication) to sigh
KJV Usage: bewail self
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יָפַח (ya.phach) — to breathe. 1) to breathe, breathe hard, puff 1a) (Hithpael) to gasp for breath
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · יָפֵחַ
Afraid | verb hit
to pant = process by which someone breathes in a way thay shows inner agitation and emotions
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[יָפַח] vb. breathe, puff—only Hithp. Je 4:31 ref