Hebrew word study
רוּחַ H7307
- Transliteration
- rûwach
- Pronunciation
- roo'-akh
- KJV glosses
- air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information