What does רוּחַ · קָדִים mean in the Bible?
רוּחַ · קָדִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "east wind".
Hebrew · H7307, H6921
רוּחַ קָדִים
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 fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward , for brevity the east wind )
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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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קָדִים H6921 the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward , for brevity the east wind )
Pronunciation qadim
Spatial orientation concept: "front" becomes East because ancients faced East; also denotes destructive hot wind.
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What does רוּחַ קָדִים (ruach qadim) mean in the Bible?
רוּחַ · קָדִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "east wind".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7307, H6921?
H7307, H6921 is connected to 447 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. east wind
Strong's H7307, H6921
Lexical occurrences 447 verses Source Gloss
east wind
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רוּחַ קָדִים is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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