1 Kings 22:21:21 Kgs.22.21.W2TAB
הָר֗וּחַ
haruakh
“the spirit”
- Transliteration
- ha-RU-akh
- Extended
- haa-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /haːˈruːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the spirit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE ha-RU-akh
- clause
va-ye-TSE ha-RU-akh va-ya-a-MOD lif-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER a-NI a-fat-TE-nu
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-RU-akh va-ya-a-MOD lif-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER a-NI a-fat-TE-nu va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH e-LAV ba-MA
Exegesis
The definite noun haruach {הָרוּחַ | hā-rûaḥ} functions as the subject, identifying “the spirit” as an actor.
Root and etymology
r-w-ḥresh–vav–ḥet
“wind, spirit”
In context — 1 Kings 22:21
Then the spirit went out and stood before the LORD and said, “I will entice.” Then the LORD said to him, “With what?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 22:21, so the Hebrew word הָר֗וּחַ (haruakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.22.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.21.W2.S1) and character.