רוּחַ

rûwach · Hebrew · Strong's H7307 · 378 occurrences

The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “mind”

What it means

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)

from H7306 (רוּחַ);

How the KJV renders it

air, anger, blast, breath, courage, mind, spirit, tempest, whirlwind

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“mind”

also renders nóēma (G3540), gnṓmē (G1106), énnoia (G1771), psychḗ (G5590), méllō (G3195), noûs (G3563), diánoia (G1271), pneûma (G4151), zimmâh (H2154), yêtser (H3336), lêb (H3820), lêbâb (H3824), nephesh (H5315), rûwach (H7308)

“anger”

also renders parorgízō (G3949), orgḗ (G3709), ʼaph (H639), chêmâh (H2534), kaʻaç (H3708), ʻebrâh (H5678)

“tempest”

also renders cheimṓn (G5494), seismós (G4578), thýella (G2366), laîlaps (G2978), çûwphâh (H5492), çaʻar (H5591)

“breath”

also renders pnoḗ (G4157), nâphach (H5301), nephesh (H5315), nishmâʼ (H5396), nᵉshâmâh (H5397)

“spirit”

also renders phántasma (G5326), nᵉshâmâh (H5397), rûwach (H7308)

“air”

also renders ouranós (G3772), aḗr (G109)

“blast”

also renders nᵉshâmâh (H5397), shâdaph (H7710)

“courage”

also renders thársos (G2294), lêbâb (H3824)

“whirlwind”

also renders çûwphâh (H5492), çaʻar (H5591)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

378 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 5:26 · HNcbsc

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried away the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.

1 Chronicles 9:24 · HNcbpa

On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.

1 Chronicles 12:18 · HC/Ncbsa

Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them captains of the band.

1 Chronicles 28:12 · HRd/Ncbsa

and the plans of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of Yahweh’s house, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God’s house, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;

1 Kings 10:5 · HNcbsa

the food of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his officials, their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house, there was no more spirit in her.

1 Kings 18:12 · HC/Ncbsc

It will happen, as soon as I leave you, that Yahweh’s Spirit will carry you I don’t know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can’t find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared Yahweh from my youth.

1 Kings 18:45 HC/Ncbsa1 Kings 19:11 HC/Ncbsa1 Kings 21:5 HNcbsc/Sp2ms1 Kings 22:21 HTd/Ncbsa1 Kings 22:22 HNcbsc1 Kings 22:23 HNcbsc1 Kings 22:24 HNcbsc1 Samuel 1:15 HNcbsa1 Samuel 10:6 HNcbsc1 Samuel 10:10 HNcbsc1 Samuel 11:6 HNcbsc1 Samuel 16:13 HNcbsc1 Samuel 16:14 HC/Ncbsc1 Samuel 16:15 HNcbsc1 Samuel 16:16 HNcbsc1 Samuel 16:23 HNcbsc1 Samuel 18:10 HNcbsc1 Samuel 19:9 HNcbsc1 Samuel 19:20 HNcbsc1 Samuel 19:23 HNcbsc1 Samuel 30:12 HNcbsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 9:4 HNcbsa2 Chronicles 15:1 HNcbsc2 Chronicles 18:20 HTd/Ncbsa2 Chronicles 18:21 HR/Ncbsc2 Chronicles 18:22 HNcbsc2 Chronicles 18:23 HNcbsc2 Chronicles 20:14 HNcbsc2 Chronicles 21:16 HNcbsc2 Chronicles 24:20 HC/Ncbsc2 Chronicles 36:22 HNcbsc2 Kings 2:9 HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms2 Kings 2:15 HNcbsc2 Kings 2:16 HNcbsc2 Kings 3:17 HNcbsa2 Kings 19:7 HNcbsa2 Samuel 22:11 HNcbsa2 Samuel 22:16 HNcbsc2 Samuel 23:2 HNcbscAmos 4:13 HNcbsaDaniel 2:1 HNcbsc/Sp3msDaniel 2:3 HNcbsc/Sp1csDaniel 8:8 HNcbpcDaniel 11:4 HNcbpcDeuteronomy 2:30 HNcbsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 34:9 HNcbscEcclesiastes 1:6 HTd/NcbsaEcclesiastes 1:14 HNcbsaEcclesiastes 1:17 HNcbsaEcclesiastes 2:11 HNcbsaEcclesiastes 2:17 HNcbsaEcclesiastes 2:26 HNcbsaEcclesiastes 3:19 HC/NcbsaEcclesiastes 3:21 HC/Ncbsc

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