2 Samuel 22:16:102 Sam.22.16.W10TAB
ר֥וּחַ
ruakh
“wind or spirit of”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wind or spirit of
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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Word in context
- word
RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
RU-akh a-PO
- clause
be-ga-A-rat ye-ho-VAH min-nish-MAT RU-akh a-PO
- sentence
va-ye-RA-u a-fi-KE YAM yig-ga-LU mo-se-DOT TE-VEL be-ga-A-rat ye-ho-VAH min-nish-MAT RU-akh a-PO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bega'arat YHWH {בְּגַעֲרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה | bĕgaʿārat Yə-hō-wāh} “at the rebuke of the LORD” establishes causation, and the nested metaphor minishmat ruach appo {מִנִּשְׁמַ֖ת ר֥וּחַ אַפּֽוֹ | minšammāt rūaḥ ’appô} “from the breath of the wind of His nostril” layers imagery of divine judgment. English reorder preserves poetic parallelism and the escalation of divine acts.
Root and etymology
r-w-ḥresh–waw–ḥet
“wind, breath, spirit”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:16
Then the channels of the sea came into view, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at the LORD’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath from His nostrils.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 22:16, 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 Sam.22.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.16.W10.S1) and character.