Gen 2:7 | NIV | STEP | Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

‏ Genesis 2:7

7 Then the Lord God formed a man ^{▼▼The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20).} from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.