1 Samuel 19:20:171 Sam.19.20.W17TAB
ר֣וּחַ
ruakh
“spirit”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-ahkh
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- spirit
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
RU-akh e-lo-HIM
- clause
vat-te-HI al-mal-a-KHE sha-UL RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-yit-na-be-U gam-HE-ma
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM la-ka-KHAT et-da-VID va-yar-E et-la-ha-KAT han-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM u-she-mu-EL o-MED nits-TSAV a-le-HEM vat-te-HI al-mal-a-KHE sha-UL RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-yit-na-be-U gam-HE-ma
Exegesis
The experiential clause introduced by vattəhî {וַתְּהִ֞י | watt·ə·hî} leads to the prepositional phrase ʿal malkê šāʾûl {עַל־מַלְאֲכֵי שָׁאוּל | ʿal mal·ʾă·ḵê šāʾûl} ‘upon Saul’s messengers’ and the compound rūaḥ ʾĕ·lōhîm {רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים | rū·aḥ ʾĕ·lō·hîm} ‘Spirit of God’, indicating divine agency.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-vav-chet
“spirit, breath”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:20
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the band of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 19:20, so the Hebrew word ר֣וּחַ (ruakh) 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.19.20.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.20.W17.S1) and character.