רוּחַ ruach

Hebrew word for “spirit” · Strong’s H7307 · used 378 times in 348 verses

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Meaning

: spirit; 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit;

Senses in the lexicon

• spirit (216)
• spirit: breath (145)
• spirit: temper (10)
• spirit: side (7)

How it is translated

Glosses given for ruach in context, with how often each is used:

• spirit 216
• wind 97
• breath 38
• winds 8
• side 4
• spirits 3
• will be a wind 2
• like the wind 2
• sides 2
• over spirit 1
• over the wind 1
• own spirit 1

Where it is used

Also in 20 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Ezekiel 37 (7), Numbers 11 (5), 1 Samuel 16 (5), Ezekiel 42 (5), 1 Kings 22 (4), 2 Chronicles 18 (4), Psalms 51 (4), Psalms 104 (4), Proverbs 16 (4), Jeremiah 51 (4)

Forms

• רוח 206
• ורוח 37
• רוחי 29
• הרוח 19
• רוחו 15
• ברוח 10
• רוחות 9
• לרוח 7
• ברוחו 5
• רוחך 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ruach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• מַי mayim “water” 23
• לֵב lev “heart” 23
• נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 23
• קָדִים qadim “east” 14
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 22
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 26
• עָבַר avar “to pass” 19
• שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 17
• נְשָׁמָה neshamah “breath” 10
• פֶּה peh “lip” 17
• נָבִיא navi “prophet” 15
• רָאָה raah “to see” 22

Key verses

The verses using ruach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Proverbs 16:18 — Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
• Isaiah 11:4 — But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and…
• Isaiah 30:1 — Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin…
• Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
• Isaiah 44:3 — For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
• Isaiah 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and…
• Isaiah 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to…
• Isaiah 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;…
• Isaiah 63:10 — But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
• Isaiah 66:2 — For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a…
• Joel 2:28 — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream…
• Zechariah 12:10 — And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.