What does קֹצֶר · רוּחַ mean in the Bible?
קֹצֶר · רוּחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "shortness of spirit, discouragement, crushed spirit".
Hebrew · H7115, H7307
קֹצֶר רוּחַ
Shortness (of spirit), i.e. impatience · 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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קֹצֶר H7115 shortness (of spirit), i.e. impatience
Pronunciation qōṣer
Psychological distress from constraint: impatience born of spiritual suffocation, not merely temporal haste
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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)
Pronunciation rûaḥ
Invisible animating force: from physical wind/breath to spiritual presence, divine agency, and human consciousness.
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What does קֹצֶר רוּחַ (qotser ruach) mean in the Bible?
קֹצֶר · רוּחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "shortness of spirit, discouragement, crushed spirit".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7115, H7307?
H7115, H7307 is connected to 379 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. shortness of spirit, discouragement, crushed spirit
Strong's H7115, H7307
Lexical occurrences 379 verses Source Gloss
shortness of spirit, discouragement, crushed spirit
Word Origins
קֹצֶר רוּחַ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain