Proverbs 15:13:6Prov.15.13.W6TAB
ר֣וּחַ
ruakh
“spirit”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
RU-akh ne-KHE-a
- clause
u-ve-a-tsa-ve-LEV RU-akh ne-KHE-a
- sentence
LEV sa-ME-akh ye-TIV pa-NIM u-ve-a-tsa-ve-LEV RU-akh ne-KHE-a
Exegesis
The second clause is introduced by the conjunction u- in the prepositional compound u-בְּעַצְּבַת־לֵב {וּבְעַצְּבַת־לֵב | u-ḇə-ʿaṣ-ṣə-ḇāṯ-lēḇ} ‘and by sorrow of heart’, linking atzvat to lev, and concludes with the Nifal imperfect necheah {נְכֵאָה | ne-ḵēʾāh} ‘is broken’, depicting the inward collapse of ruach {רוּחַ | rūaḥ} ‘spirit’. This chiastic structure underscores how internal joy or sorrow directly shapes both external countenance and inner vitality.
Root and etymology
ר־ו־ח
“wind, breath, spirit”
In context — Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart makes the countenance cheerful, but sorrow of heart breaks the spirit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:13, 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 Prov.15.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.13.W6.S1) and character.