1 Samuel 16:15:51 Sam.16.15.W5TAB
רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִ֛ים
ruakhelohim
“a spirit of God”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- ROO-akh-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a spirit of God
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RU-akh-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE-na RU-akh-e-lo-HIM
- clause
hin-NE-na RU-akh-e-lo-HIM ra-A me-va-it-TE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru av-DE-SHA-ul e-LAV hin-NE-na RU-akh-e-lo-HIM ra-A me-va-it-TE-kha
Exegesis
The chained noun phrase ruach Elohim raah {רוּחַ־אֱלֹהִ֛ים רָעָה | rūaḥ ʼĕlōhîm rāʿāh} ‘evil spirit from God’ qualifies the feminine noun ruach.
Root and etymology
RootResh–Vav–Chet
“breath, wind, spirit”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:15
And the servants of Saul said to him, “Behold, now an evil spirit from God is terrifying you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 16:15, so the Hebrew word רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִ֛ים (ruakhelohim) 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.16.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.15.W5.S1) and character.