2 Chronicles 18:22:52 Chr.18.22.W5TAB
ר֣וּחַ
ruakh
“a spirit”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ˈruːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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 SHE-ker
- clause
ve-a-TA hi-NE na-TAN ye-ho-VAH RU-akh SHE-ker be-FI ne-vi-e-KHA E-le
- sentence
ve-a-TA hi-NE na-TAN ye-ho-VAH RU-akh SHE-ker be-FI ne-vi-e-KHA E-le va-ye-ho-VAH di-BER a-LE-kha ra-A
Exegesis
The main clause uses natan {נָתַן | nāṯan} ‘he has put’ to present the action as accomplished and certain: YHWH {יְהוָה | yəhōwāh} is the explicit subject, and the direct object ruach sheqer {רוּחַ שֶׁקֶר | rûaḥ šeqer} ‘a spirit of falsehood’ forms a genitive relationship (“spirit characterized by deception”), highlighting the qualitative nature of the influence.
Root and etymology
consonantsresh–vav–chet
“wind, breath”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:22
And now, behold, the LORD has put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of these your prophets, and the LORD has spoken disaster against you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 18:22, 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 2 Chr.18.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.22.W5.S1) and character.