1 Samuel 16:13:101 Sam.16.13.W10TAB
רֽוּחַ־יְהוָה֙
ruakhyehovah
“Spirit of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ROO-akh-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Spirit of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la va-ya-KAM she-mu-EL va-ye-LEKH ha-ra-MA-ta
Exegesis
The feminine verb vattiṣlaḥ agrees with rūaḥ-YHWH {רֽוּחַ־יְהוָה | rūaḥ Yəhōwāh}, depicting the Spirit as the active agent.
Root and etymology
r-w-ḥresh–vav–chet
“wind, spirit”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers , and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel rose and went to Ramah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word רֽוּחַ־יְהוָה֙ (ruakhyehovah) 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 Sam.16.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.13.W10.S1) and character.