Hebrew and Greek words › Hebrew › H7308
רוּחַ ruach
Hebrew word for “spirit” · Strong’s H7308 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) spirit, wind; 1a) wind; 1b) spirit; 1b1) of man; 1b2) seat of the mind
How it is translated
Glosses given for ruach in context, with how often each is used:
- spirit 9
- wind the 1
- winds 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 11 | 1.9 |
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 5 (4), Daniel 4 (3), Daniel 7 (2), Daniel 2 (1), Daniel 6 (1)
Forms
- רוח 7
- רוחי 2
- רוחא 1
- ורוחה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ruach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 9
- בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר beleteshatstsar “Belteshazzar” 4
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 5
- קַדִּישׁ qaddish “holy” 4
- רַב rav “great” 4
- שְׁכַח shekhach “to find” 4
- חֵלֶם chelem “dream” 4
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 5
- שׇׂכְלְתָנוּ sokhletanu “insight” 3
- מַלְכוּ malkhu “kingdom” 4
- יַתִּיר yattir “preeminent” 3
- כֹּל kol “all” 4
Key verses
The verses using ruach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 2:35 — Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the…
- Daniel 4:8 — But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before…
- Daniel 4:9 — O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my…
- Daniel 4:18 — This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not…
- Daniel 5:11 — There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the…
- Daniel 5:12 — Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found…
- Daniel 5:14 — I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
- Daniel 5:20 — But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
- Daniel 6:3 — Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
- Daniel 7:2 — Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
- Daniel 7:15 — I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
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.