וְ/ר֥וּחַ

𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇

verucha

from רוּחַ; 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); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).

Roho "spirit, soul" (Swahili)

H7307

Ecclesiastes 3:19 · Word #15

Lexicon H7307

Lemmaרוּחַ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤅𐤇
Transliterationrûwach
Strong'sH7307

Morphology HC/Ncbsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7307-30

and a spirit-wind

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ ("and") prefixed to a feminine singular noun רוּחַ (Ncbsc = noun common feminine singular construct; some attestations absolute). No pronominal suffix; number is singular.
Rendering RationaleThe noun רוּחַ denotes wind or breath and, by extension, spirit; rendering it "spirit-wind" preserves the shared root idea of invisible, moving air that animates or impels. The prefixed וְ is reflected by "and," and the noun is singular feminine (as indicated by Ncbsc), here conveyed as a singular English noun without added plurality or abstraction.

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Words from Root רוח (wind, breath, blowing, spirit, animating force, disposition)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7306-01 aricha I will breathe in (accept)
H7307-01 barucha in the wind-spirit
H7307-02 berucha in-wind/breath

Word Usage (378 occurrences of H7307)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:2 וְ/ר֣וּחַ verucha and the Spirit
Genesis 3:8 לְ/ר֣וּחַ lerucha in the cool
Genesis 6:3 רוּחִ֤/י ruchi my Spirit

Bantu Hebrew

וְ/ר֥וּחַ (rûwach) — from רוּחַ; 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); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).

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Word Meaning Language
Roho spirit, soul Swahili