Hebrew noun (Aramaic, feminine) · H7308
רוּחַ
ruachroo'-akh
spirit
11 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: rûwach
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7308is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 1 of 39Old Testament books
- 9spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7308
{wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)}
The King James renders it: mind, spirit, wind.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
ruach is rendered "spirit". It stands 11 times in the Hebrew text, across one book.
- Eleven of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Daniel 2:35Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
- The Greek text spells it nine different ways.
The first use
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
Daniel 2:35רוּחָ֔א
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eleven of the word's eleven uses are in Daniel.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- a spirit of5
- a spirit2
- and spirit his1
- spirit my1
- wind the1
- winds of1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
9 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ר֣וּחַ2
- רֽוּחַ־2
- וְרוּחֵ֖הּ1
- ר֥וּחַ1
- ר֤וּחַ1
- ר֣וּחַ׀1
- רוּחָ֔א1
- רוּחִ֛י1
- רוּחֵ֣י1
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5ANcbsc
- noun · masculine or feminine singular2ANcbsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1AC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1ANcbsc/Sp1bs
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1ANcbsd/Ta
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1ANcmpc
Daniel
eleven uses
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
- רוּחָ֔אrucha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: wind the
But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:
- רֽוּחַ־ruach-noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a spirit of
“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.
- ר֣וּחַruachnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a spirit of
This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
- רֽוּחַ־ruach-noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a spirit of
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
- ר֣וּחַruachnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a spirit of
did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”
- ר֣וּחַ׀ruachnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a spirit
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.
- ר֥וּחַruachnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a spirit of
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
- וְרוּחֵ֖הּveruchehconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and spirit his
Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
- ר֤וּחַruachnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a spirit
Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
- רוּחֵ֣יrucheinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: winds of
I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.
- רוּחִ֛יruchinoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: spirit my
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.