לְ/הָרִ֣יחַ
𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤇
rûwach
to smell
To breathe, exhale, or give off scent (literal); to perceive by smelling; (figuratively) to accept, find something agreeable or pleasing, or to enjoy or anticipate. Used with concrete reference to the taking in of scent or breath, and more abstractly for receiving or discerning, particularly in the context of offerings and the divine acceptance of sacrifice.
Roho "spirit, soul" (Swahili)Exodus 30:38 · Word #5
Lexicon H7306
| Lemma | רוּחַ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤅𐤇 |
| Transliteration | rûwach |
| Strong's | H7306 |
| Definition | To breathe, exhale, or give off scent (literal); to perceive by smelling; (figuratively) to accept, find something agreeable or pleasing, or to enjoy or anticipate. Used with concrete reference to the taking in of scent or breath, and more abstractly for receiving or discerning, particularly in the context of offerings and the divine acceptance of sacrifice. |
Morphology HR/Vhc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to smell |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7306-03
to cause to smell
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative) stem, infinitive construct with prefixed לְ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem conveys a causative action built on the root idea of breathing or smelling. As an infinitive construct, it expresses the action in its abstract form: causing scent to be perceived or breathed in. |
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SILEX v2
Bantu Hebrew
לְ/הָרִ֣יחַ (rûwach) — To breathe, exhale, or give off scent (literal); to perceive by smelling; (figuratively) to accept, find something agreeable or pleasing, or to enjoy or anticipate. Used with concrete reference to the taking in of scent or breath, and more abstractly for receiving or discerning, particularly in the context of offerings and the divine acceptance of sacrifice.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Roho | spirit, soul | Swahili |