נְכֵה־רוּחַ
Smitten , i.e. (literally) maimed, or (figuratively) dejected · 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)
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נָכֶה H5223 smitten , i.e. (literally) maimed, or (figuratively) dejected
רוּחַ H7307 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)
What does נְכֵה־רוּחַ (nᵉḵēh-rûaḥ) mean in the Bible?
נָכֶה · רוּחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "stricken, contrite, broken in spirit.". stricken, contrite, broken in spirit.
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