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HebrewH7307Noun (Feminine)

רוּחַ

ru.ach

323Occurrences
H7307Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)

from H7306 (רוּחַ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
spirit 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) 1e1) desire 1e2) sorrow, trouble 1f) spirit 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts 1f2) rarely of the will 1f3) as seat especially of moral character 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts 1g5) as energy of life 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

רוּחַ appears 323 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
45
Ezk
43
Job
30
Psalms
23
Proverbs
20
Ecclesiastes
19
Jeremiah
17
1 Samuel
14

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 28:12BSB

The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,

Ecclesiastes 4:6BSB

Better one handful with tranquilitythan two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

Genesis 41:8BSB

In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

Judges 13:25BSB

And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Micah 2:11BSB

If a man of wind were to comeand say falsely,“I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”he would be just the preacher for this people!

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.