2 Chronicles 18:20:22 Chr.18.20.W2TAB
הָר֗וּחַ
haruakh
“the spirit”
- Transliteration
- ha-RU-akh
- Extended
- haa-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /haːˈruː.aħ/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TS E ha-RU-akh
- clause
va-ye-TS E ha-RU-akh va-ya-a-MOD lif-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER a-NI a-fat-TE-nu
- sentence
va-ye-TS E 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 haruakh {הָר֗וּחַ | hā-rû-aḥ} ‘the spirit’ identifies a council member.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–waw–ḥet
“wind, breath, spirit”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:20
And the spirit went out and stood before the LORD , and said, “I will entice him.” And the LORD said to him, “By what means?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 18:20, 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 2 Chr.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.20.W2.S1) and character.