רוּחַ

ruach

ROO-akh

breath, wind, spirit

Where it comes from

One word carries all three. The same term is used for a storm wind, the breath in your lungs, and the Spirit of God. Hebrew does not separate them the way English does.

Genesis 1:1-3

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

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