2 Chronicles 15:1:52 Chr.15.1.W5TAB
ר֥וּחַ
ruakh
“spirit or wind”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- spirit or wind
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
- sentence
va-a-zar-YA-hu BEN-o-DED hai-TA a-LAV RU-akh e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The idiom ruach Elohim {רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים | rū-ă-ḥ ʾĕ-lō-hîm} conveys God’s inspiring Spirit. In English the divine subject is fronted to emphasize God’s agency while preserving the Hebrew emphasis on reception of the Spirit and ancestral linkage.
Root and etymology
r-w-ḥresh–vav–chet
“breath, wind, spirit”
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:1
And the Spirit of God was upon Azariah son of Oded.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 15:1, so the Hebrew word ר֥וּחַ (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 2 Chr.15.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.1.W5.S1) and character.