Ruwach

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 7307

Original Word	Word Origin
xwr	from (07306)
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Ruwach	TWOT - 2131a
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
roo'-akh	Noun Feminine

Definition

wind, breath, mind, spirit
1. breath
2. wind
  1. of heaven
  2. quarter (of wind), side
  3. breath of air
  4. air, gas
  5. vain, empty thing
3. spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
  1. spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
  2. courage
  3. temper, anger
  4. impatience, patience
  5. spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
  6. disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
  7. prophetic spirit
4. spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
  1. as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
5. spirit (as seat of emotion)
  1. desire
  2. sorrow, trouble
6. spirit
  1. as seat or organ of mental acts
  2. rarely of the will
  3. as seat especially of moral character
7. Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
  1. as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
  2. as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
  3. imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
  4. as endowing men with various gifts
  5. as energy of life
  6. as manifest in the Shekinah glory
  7. never referred to as a depersonalised force

NAS Word Usage - Total: 375

air 2, anger 1, blast 2, breath 31, breathless* 1, cool 1, courage 1, despondency* 1, exposed 1, grief* 1, heart 1, inspired 1, mind 3, motives 1, points 1, quick-tempered* 1, side 4, sides 2, Spirit 76, spirit 127, spirits 3, strength 1, temper 2, thoughts* 1, trustworthy* 1, wind 98, winds 7, windy 2, wrath 1

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	11
Exodus	10
Numbers	12
Deuteronomy	2
Joshua	2
Judges	10
1 Samuel	14
2 Samuel	3
1 Kings	9
2 Kings	5
1 Chronicles	4
2 Chronicles	10
Ezra	2
Nehemiah	2
Job	29
Psalms	39
Proverbs	20
Ecclesiastes	20
Isaiah	46
Jeremiah	17
Lamentations	1
Ezekiel	44
Daniel	4
Hosea	7
Joel	2
Amos	1
Jonah	2
Micah	3
Habakkuk	2
Haggai	2
Zechariah	9
Malachi	2

Total	346

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Ruwach". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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