Proverbs 1:23:6Prov.1.23.W6TAB
רוּחִ֑י
rukhi
“my spirit or my breath”
- Transliteration
- ru-KHI
- Extended
- roo-KHEE
- IPA
- /ruːˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my spirit or my breath
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ru-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
le-to-KHAKH-ti hi-NE a-BI-a la-KHEM ru-KHI
- clause
ta-SHU-vu le-to-KHAKH-ti hi-NE a-BI-a la-KHEM ru-KHI
- sentence
ta-SHU-vu le-to-KHAKH-ti hi-NE a-BI-a la-KHEM ru-KHI o-di-I-a de-va-RAI et-KHEM
Exegesis
Cohortative abbi’ah {אַבִּ֣יעָה | ʾabbîʿāh} with the direct object lakhem ruchi {לָכֶ֣ם ר֫וּחִ֑י | lāḵem rūḥî} frames the promise of outpouring.
Root and etymology
Rootr-w-ḥ
“spirit, breath, wind”
In context — Proverbs 1:23
If you return at my reproof , behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 1:23, so the Hebrew word רוּחִ֑י (rukhi) 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 Prov.1.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.23.W6.S1) and character.