רוּחַ

ruach

ROO-akh

breath, wind, spirit

Also written ruah

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.

Every place it appears

Strong's H7307. It stands in 348 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

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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