Word Study · Strong's H7306 · Hebrew

רוּחַ

ruach

roo'-akh

Strong's 1890 spelling: rûwach

“properly, to blow, i.e. breathe”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)

Rendered in the KJV as

accept, smell, [idiom] touch, make of quick understanding.

11
occurrencesin the Old Testament
10 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
11
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 11 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 11

אָרִ֔יחַ1
אָרִ֖יחַ1
בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ1
וַהֲרִיח֖וֹ1
וַיָּ֣רַח1
וַיָּ֛רַח1
יָרַ֣ח1
יָרִ֣יחַ1
יְרִיחֽוּן׃1
יְרִיחֻֽן׃1
לְהָרִ֣יחַ1

How it is rendered · 9

and he smelled2
they smell !2
and delighting he1
I delight1
I will smell1
it smells1
may he smell1
to smell1
when smells it1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 8

Hc/Vhw3ms2
verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular2
verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun2
conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)1
preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

Hc/Vhw3ms · 2
HVhi1cs · 2
HVhi3mp/Sn · 2
HC/Vhcc/Sp3ms · 1
HR/Vhcc · 1
HR/Vhcc/Sp3ms · 1
HVhi3ms · 1
HVhj3ms · 1

All 11, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis2 of 11 · 18%
Exodus1 of 11 · 9%
Leviticus1 of 11 · 9%
Deuteronomy1 of 11 · 9%
Judges1 of 11 · 9%

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Genesis2 occurrences

Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 30:38לְהָרִ֣יחַlehariachpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”here: to smell

Leviticus1 occurrence

Leviticus 26:31אָרִ֔יחַʾariachverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularI will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.here: I will smell

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 4:28יְרִיחֻֽן׃yerichunverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nunAnd there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.here: they smell !

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 16:9בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹbaharichopreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWhile the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.here: when smells it

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 26:19יָרַ֣חyarachverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularNow please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’here: may he smell

Job1 occurrence

Job 39:25יָרִ֣יחַyariachverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAt the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar— the shouts of captains and the cry of war.here: it smells

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 115:6יְרִיחֽוּן׃yerichunverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nunthey have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;here: they smell !

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 11:3וַהֲרִיח֖וֹvaharichoconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,here: and delighting he

Amos1 occurrence

Amos 5:21אָרִ֖יחַʾariachverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.here: I delight

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled רוּחַ

H7308 · 11×

רוּחַ

ruach

“{wind”

H7307 · 378×

רוּחַ

ruach

“wind”

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