Judges 13:25:2Judg.13.25.W2TAB
ר֣וּחַ
ruakh
“spirit or wind”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ta-KHEL RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH le-fa-a-MO be-ma-kha-NE-DAN
- sentence
va-ta-KHEL RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH le-fa-a-MO be-ma-kha-NE-DAN BEN tsar-e-A u-VEN esh-ta-OL
Exegesis
Its feminine form agrees with ruach {ר֣וּחַ | rūaḥ} ‘spirit’, which combines with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} to form “Spirit of the LORD.”
Root and etymology
ר־ו־ח
“breath, wind”
In context — Judges 13:25
And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him from time to time in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 13:25, 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 Judg.13.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.25.W2.S1) and character.