Proverbs 18:14:1Prov.18.14.W1TAB
רֽוּחַ־אִ֭ישׁ
ruakhish
“spirit of a man”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh-I-sh
- Extended
- ROO-akh-EEsh
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- spirit of a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RU-akh-I-sh
- clause
RU-akh-I-sh ye-khal-KEL ma-kha-LE-hu
- sentence
RU-akh-I-sh ye-khal-KEL ma-kha-LE-hu ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a MI yis-SA-en-na
Exegesis
The first clause begins with ruach-ish {רֽוּחַ־אִ֭ישׁ | rūaḥ-ʾîš} ‘spirit of a man’ using a construct chain linking ruach (noun construct) to ish (noun absolute).
Root and etymology
Rootr-w-kh
“wind, breath, spirit”
In context — Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his sickness; but who can bear a wounded spirit?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:14, so the Hebrew word רֽוּחַ־אִ֭ישׁ (ruakhish) 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.18.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.14.W1.S1) and character.