רוח

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רוח^¹

[ˈʀ̟uː.waħ]
/ˈru.aχ/
[ˈri.aχ]
/ˈru.aħ/
/ˈruwwaħ/
/ˈʁu.aχ/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -uaχ

Where it comes from

From Proto-West Semitic *rūḥ-. Cognate with Arabic رُوح (rūḥ).

noun רוּחַ · rúakh · רוּחוֹת · רוּחִי · רוּחֵנוּ

Wind, a wind: (a) movement of atmospheric air.
Air, atmosphere.
Similar: אוויר, אטמוספירה
A direction, a cardinal direction: any of north, south, east, or west.
Biblical breath
A person's spirit, soul.
A person's spirit, mind: his or her desires, emotions, personality, and so on, taken collectively.
The spirit of something: its core, its essence, its purpose.
The spirit of something: its manner or style. ברוח שנות ה־90
A spirit, a ghost: a supernatural creature.

רוח^²

noun רֶוַח · révakh

misspelling defective spelling of רווח

In English

win gain, profit
mind ability for rational thought
wind movement of air
space gap between written characters, lines etc.
gain what one gains (profit)
profit benefit
spirit soul
soul the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the pe

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {רוח},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

רוח