בְּר֣וּחַ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְּר֣וּחַ

   be-RU-akh

   by the breath or by the wind
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בְּר֣וּחַ פִּֽיו׃

   be-RU-akh PI-v

   by the breath or by the wind his mouth
3. clause🔊 וְ֝יָס֗וּר בְּר֣וּחַ פִּֽיו׃

   ve-ya-SUR be-RU-akh PI-v

   and he will turn aside by the breath or by the wind his mouth
4. sentence🔊 לֹֽא־יָס֨וּר מִנִּי־חֹ֗שֶׁךְ יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת וְ֝יָס֗וּר בְּר֣וּחַ פִּֽיו׃

   LO-ya-SUR MIN-ni-KHO-shekh YO-nak-TO te-yab-BESH shal-ha-VET ve-ya-SUR be-RU-akh PI-v

   not he will turn aside from darkness his shoot or his sapling will dry up a flame and he will turn aside by the breath or by the wind his mouth

Exegesis

The instrumental chain bərûaḥ pîw {בְּר֣וּחַ פִּֽיו | bərûaḥ pîw} brings together ruach {רוּחַ | rûaḥ} ‘breath’ and pîw {פִּֽיו | pîw} ‘mouth,’ implying divine agency: it is the LORD’s breath that carries him away.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ר־ו־חResh Vav Chet

“breath, wind”