Daniel 2:1:9Dan.2.1.W9TAB
רוּח֔וֹ
rukho
“his spirit”
- Transliteration
- RU-kho
- Extended
- ROO-khoh
- IPA
- /ˈruː.ħoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RU-kho
- phraseyour reading level
va-tit-pa-EM RU-kho
- clause
va-tit-pa-EM RU-kho u-she-NA-to nih-ye-TA a-LAV
- sentence
u-vi-SHEN-at she-TA-yim le-mal-KHUT ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-LAM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-lo-MOT va-tit-pa-EM RU-kho u-she-NA-to nih-ye-TA a-LAV
Exegesis
The Hitpael imperfect va-titpaem {וַתִּתְפָּ֣עֶם | wa-tit-pā-ʿem} expresses reflexive disturbance of ruach {רוּח֔וֹ | rū-ḥō} “spirit.”
Root and etymology
Rootresh-vav-chet
“breath, wind, spirit”
In context — Daniel 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:1, so the Hebrew word רוּח֔וֹ (rukho) 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 Dan.2.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.1.W9.S1) and character.