Isaiah 19:14:4Isa.19.14.W4TAB
ר֣וּחַ
ruakh
“a spirit or wind”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ˈruːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a spirit or wind
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 i-ve-IM
- clause
ye-ho-VAH ma-SAKH be-kir-BA RU-akh i-ve-IM
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ma-SAKH be-kir-BA RU-akh i-ve-IM ve-hit-E-U et-mits-ra-YIM be-khol-ma-a-SE-hu ke-hit-ta-OT shi-KOR be-ki-O
Exegesis
The construct chain ruach ivvim {ר֣וּחַ עִוְעִ֑ים | rūaḥ ʿivvîm} ‘spirit of perversions’ conveys intense moral corruption.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–vav–chet
“breath, wind, spirit”
In context — Isaiah 19:14
The LORD has mixed a spirit of confusion within her, and they have led Egypt astray in all its work, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 19:14, 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 Isa.19.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.14.W4.S1) and character.