What does רוּחַ · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
רוּחַ · יְהֹוָה: Spirit as God's dynamic, invisible power—from breath to wind to invisible agency animating creation and history.
Hebrew · H7307, H3068
רוּחַ
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) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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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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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does רוּחַ (ruach YHWH) mean in the Bible?
רוּחַ · יְהֹוָה: Spirit as God's dynamic, invisible power—from breath to wind to invisible agency animating creation and history.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7307, H3068?
H7307, H3068 is connected to 6,899 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Canonical Anchor
Hebrew phrase. Spirit as God's dynamic, invisible power—from breath to wind to invisible agency animating creation and history.
Source Gloss
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)
Extended definition
Spirit as God's dynamic, invisible power—from breath to wind to invisible agency animating creation and history.
air, anger, blast, breath, � cool, courage, mind, � quarter, � side, spirit(-ual), tempest, � vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
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Old Testament Witnesses
The empowering presence of God enabling faithful proclamation.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
It distinguishes true prophetic authority from self-generated speech and grounds ministry in divine empowerment. Micah 3:5-8
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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