רוח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ו־ח (r-w-kh)

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.ax/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈru.aχ/, [ˈri.aχ]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈru.aħ/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈruwwaħ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ˈʀ̟uː.waħ]

Noun

רוּחַ • (rúakh) m or f (plural indefinite רוּחוֹת)

1. Wind, a wind: (a) movement of atmospheric air.
2. Air, atmosphere.

   Synonyms: אוויר, אטמוספירה

3. A direction, a cardinal direction: any of north, south, east, or west.
4. (Biblical Hebrew) breath
5. A person's spirit, soul.
6. A person's spirit, mind: his or her desires, emotions, personality, and so on, taken collectively.
7. The spirit of something: its core, its essence, its purpose.
8. The spirit of something: its manner or style.

   ברוח שנות ה-90 ― b'rúakh sh'nót hatishím ― in the spirit of the [19]90s

9. A spirit, a ghost: a supernatural creature.

Derived terms

• אֲבַעְבּוּעוֹת רוּחַ ('ava'bu'ót rúakh)
• אורך רוח / אֹרֶךְ רוּחַ (orékh rúakh)
• טַחֲנַת רוּחַ (takhanát rúakh)
• מַדְּעֵי הָרוּחַ (mad'éi ha-rúach)
• מצב רוח m (matsáv-rúakh)
• נַחַת רוּחַ (nákhat rúakh)
• קוצר רוח / קֹצֶר רוּחַ (kótser rúakh)
• רוּחַ הַזְּמַן (rúach hazmán)
• רוח הקדש (rúakh-hakódesh)
• רוּחָנִי (rukhaní)
• רוּחַ קְרָב (rúakh kráv)
• רוּחַ רְפָאִים (rúach refa'ím)

See also

• מוֹחַ m (móakh)

Noun

רֶוַח • (revákh) m

1. defective spelling of רווח

Anagrams

• חור

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Hebrew רוּחַ (rûaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈʁʊ.əχ/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈʁiː.əχ/
• (Ukraynish) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.əχ/

Noun

רוח • (ruekh) m, plural רוחות (rukhes)

1. ghost; devil; demon
2. spirit

Synonyms

• גײַסט (gayst)

Derived terms

• רוחיש (rukhish)

Etymology 2

From Hebrew רוח (réwaḥ).

Noun

רוח • (reyvakh) m

1. profit

Descendants

• → German: Reibach