וּ/מֵ/ר֖וּחַ

𐤅/𐤌/𐤓𐤅𐤇

umerucha

and by the breath

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

Job 4:9 · Word #4

Lexicon H7307

Lemmaרוּחַ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤅𐤇
Transliterationrûwach
Strong'sH7307
In-contextand by the breath

Morphology HC/R/Ncbsc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H7307-26

and from the breath-wind of

Rootרוח (r-w-ḥ)
Core Meaningswind, breath, spirit, animating force, invisible movement
Semantic Rangephysical wind, breath of a living being, animating life-force, inner disposition, courage, anger, divine Spirit, directional quarter of the sky
Conceptual Significanceרוּחַ expresses the dynamic, unseen force that animates life and creation. It can denote the life-breath of humans and animals, the powerful wind of YHWH, or the divine Spirit as the active presence of God, making it central to biblical anthropology and theology.
Morphological NotesConjunction וּ + preposition מֵ + noun רוּחַ (common feminine singular construct). The construct state links the noun to a following word, forming a genitive relationship.
Rendering Rationaleרוּחַ carries the core sense of moving air—wind or breath—and by extension the unseen animating spirit. The form is feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction וּ (“and”) and preposition מֵ (“from”), so the rendering preserves the construct relationship by ending with “of,” indicating it governs a following genitive.

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Words from Root רוח (wind, breath, spirit, animating force, invisible movement)

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

Niger-Congo Hebrew

וּ/מֵ/ר֖וּחַ (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