בַּ/הֲרִיח֣/וֹ — Judges 16:9 Hebrew Word Study

בַּ/הֲרִיח֣/וֹ

𐤁/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤇/𐤅

baharicho

at-its-smelling

a primitive root; properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy); accept, smell, [idiom] touch, make of quick understanding.

Roho "spirit, soul" (Swahili)

H7306

Judges 16:9 · Word #17

Lexicon `H7306`

Lemma	רוּחַ
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤓𐤅𐤇
Transliteration	rûwach
Strong's	H7306
In-context	at-its-smelling

Morphology `HR/Vhc/Sp3ms` 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 ...")

SIBI-P1 `H7306-02`

at his causing-to-smell

Morphological Notes	Preposition בְּ attached to Hiphil infinitive construct הֲרִיחַ with 3ms pronominal suffix וֹ ("his"). Hiphil stem gives a causative sense to the root ריח.
Rendering Rationale	The form is a Hiphil infinitive construct of ריח with a 3ms pronominal suffix, indicating "his" action. The Hiphil stem conveys causative force ("to cause to smell"), which in usage means to perceive by scent; thus "his causing-to-smell" preserves both the causative nuance and the masculine singular suffix.

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Words from Root ריח (blowing, breathing, smelling, perceiving scent, discernment)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H7381-01`	bereycha	in the scent-of
`H7381-02`	kereycha	like the scent of
`H7381-03`	lereycha	for a scent of
`H7381-04`	mereycha	from the scent of
`H7381-05`	reycha	breath-scent of
`H7381-06`	reychenu	our scent
`H7381-07`	reycho	his scent
`H7382-01`	vereycha	and scent
`H7381-08`	vereycha	and scent
`H7381-09`	vereycho	and his scent

Word Usage (11 occurrences of H7306)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 8:21	וַ/יָּ֣רַח	vayarach	smelled
Genesis 27:27	וַ/יָּ֛רַח	vayarach	and smelled
Exodus 30:38	לְ/הָרִ֣יחַ	leharicha	to smell
Leviticus 26:31	אָרִ֔יחַ	aricha	I-will-smell
Deuteronomy 4:28	יְרִיחֻֽ/ן	yerichun	smell
Judges 16:9	בַּ/הֲרִיח֣/וֹ	baharicho	at-its-smelling
1 Samuel 26:19	יָרַ֣ח	yarach	let accept
Isaiah 11:3	וַ/הֲרִיח֖/וֹ	vaharicho	and-he-will-smell-him/it
Amos 5:21	אָרִ֖יחַ	aricha	I delight
Psalms 115:6	יְרִיחֽוּ/ן	yerichun	they smell
Job 39:25	יָרִ֣יחַ	yaricha	it smells

Bantu Hebrew

בַּ/הֲרִיח֣/וֹ (rûwach) — a primitive root; properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy); accept, smell, [idiom] touch, make of quick understanding.

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