2 Chronicles 20:14:112 Chr.20.14.W11TAB
ר֣וּחַ
ruakh
“Spirit or breath”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-ahkh
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Spirit or breath
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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
hai-TA a-LAV RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH be-TOKH ha-ka-HAL
- sentence
ve-yakh-a-zi-EL ben-ze-khar-YA-hu ben-be-na-YA ben-ye-i-EL ben-mat-ta-ni-YA ha-le-VI min-be-NE a-SAF hai-TA a-LAV RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH be-TOKH ha-ka-HAL
Exegesis
The Qal perfect hayetah {הָיְתָ֤ה | hā-yə-ṯāh} ‘was’ introduces ruach {רוּחַ | rū-aḥ} ‘spirit’ as subject, and alav {עָלָיו֙ | ʿā-lā-w} ‘upon him’ marks the Spirit’s descent.
Root and etymology
ר־ו־ח
“wind, breath, spirit”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:14
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the descendants of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 20:14, 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.20.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.14.W11.S1) and character.