Strong's Concordance H7307

Original Word: רוּחַ
Transliteration: rûwach
Phonetic Spelling: roo'-akh
from H7306; 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); air, anger, blast, breath, × cool, courage, mind, × quarter, × side, spirit(-ual), tempest, × vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).

Usages throughout the bible

1 Samuel 16:13 - Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit H7307 of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 16:14 - But the Spirit H7307 of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit H7307 from the LORD troubled him.

1 Samuel 16:15 - And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit H7307 from God troubleth thee.

1 Samuel 16:16 - Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit H7307 from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

1 Samuel 16:23 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit H7307 from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit H7307 departed from him.

1 Samuel 18:10 - And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit H7307 from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

1 Samuel 19:9 - And the evil spirit H7307 from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.

1 Samuel 19:20 - And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit H7307 of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

1 Samuel 19:23 - And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit H7307 of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

1 Samuel 30:12 - And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit H7307 came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

2 Samuel 22:11 - And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. H7307

2 Samuel 22:16 - And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath H7307 of his nostrils.

2 Samuel 23:2 - The Spirit H7307 of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

1 Kings 10:5 - And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit H7307 in her.

1 Kings 18:12 - And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit H7307 of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.

1 Kings 18:45 - And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, H7307 and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

1 Kings 19:11 - And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind H7307 rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: H7307 and after the wind H7307 an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

1 Kings 21:5 - But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit H7307 so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

2 Kings 2:9 - And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit H7307 be upon me.

2 Kings 2:15 - And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit H7307 of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

2 Kings 2:16 - And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit H7307 of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

2 Kings 3:17 - For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, H7307 neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

2 Kings 19:7 - Behold, I will send a blast H7307 upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

1 Chronicles 5:26 - And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit H7307 of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit H7307 of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

1 Chronicles 9:24 - In four quarters H7307 were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

1 Chronicles 12:18 - Then the spirit H7307 came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

1 Chronicles 28:12 - And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, H7307 of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:

2 Chronicles 9:4 - And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit H7307 in her.

2 Chronicles 15:1 - And the Spirit H7307 of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

2 Chronicles 18:20 - Then there came out a spirit, H7307 and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?

2 Chronicles 18:21 - And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit H7307 in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.

2 Chronicles 18:22 - Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit H7307 in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.

2 Chronicles 18:23 - Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit H7307 of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

2 Chronicles 20:14 - Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit H7307 of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;

2 Chronicles 21:16 - Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit H7307 of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

2 Chronicles 24:20 - And the Spirit H7307 of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

2 Chronicles 36:22 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit H7307 of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Ezra 1:1 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit H7307 of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Ezra 1:5 - Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit H7307 God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 9:20 - Thou gavest also thy good spirit H7307 to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.

Nehemiah 9:30 - Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit H7307 in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.

Job 1:19 - And, behold, there came a great wind H7307 from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 4:9 - By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath H7307 of his nostrils are they consumed.

Job 4:15 - Then a spirit H7307 passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

Job 6:4 - For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: H7307 the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Job 6:26 - Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? H7307

Job 7:7 - O remember that my life is wind: H7307 mine eye shall no more see good.

Job 7:11 - Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; H7307 I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 8:2 - How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? H7307

Job 9:18 - He will not suffer me to take my breath, H7307 but filleth me with bitterness.