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Streetwise Hebrew

#66 A spiritual journey through 'ru'ach'

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

Language Learning, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Education

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2014

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Ru’ach means wind or breeze, so you'll hear it a lot on the weather forecast at this time of year. But it also means spirit, soul, or even ghost.

Guy Sharett shows us the root's Biblical usages, as well as its cousins in other languages - we even hear a beautiful 13th century Farsi poem.

 

Words and expressions discussed:

Ru’ach – רוּחַ

Ru’ach stav – רוּחַ סְתָיו

Ruchot chazakot – רוּחוֹת חֲזָקוֹת

Ru’ach elohim – רוּחַ אֱלוֹהִים

Ve-ru’ach elohim merachefet al pnei ha-mayim – ורוּחַ אֱלוֹהִים מרחפת על פני המים

Ru’ach ha-kodesh – רוּחַ הַקּוֹדֶשׁ

Ruh (Arabic) – روح

Ya ruhi (Arabic)  – يا روحي

Rih (Arabic) – ريح

Ru’ach refa’im – רוּחַ רְפָאִים

Ru’ach refa’im ktana – רוּחַ רְפָאִים קְטָנָה

Ish ru’ach – אִישׁ רוּחַ

Be-ruach – בְּרוּחַ

Beru’ach chag ha-molad – בְּרוּחַ חַג הַמּוֹלד

Matsav ru’ach – מַצָּב רוּחַ

Matzav ru’ach tov – מַצָּב רוּחַ טוֹב

Matzav ru’ach ra – מַצָּב רוּחַ רָע

Yesh li matzav ru’ach – יֵשׁ לִי מַצָּב רוּחַ

Ruach hadvarim – רוּחַ הַדְּבָרִים

Masa ruchani – מַסָּע רוּחָנִי

Ruchaniyut – רוּחָנִיוּת

Revach – רֶוַוח

Re’ach – רֵיחַ

 

Playlist:

Garry Eckstein – Ru’ach stav

Torah reading, The book of Genesis, ch. 1

Veni creator spiritus

Um Kulthum – Ya ruhi bala kutr asiya

Rumi – Introduction to Rumi

Evyatar Banay – Me’achorei ha-shemesh

Benzin – Yom Shishi

Alma Zohar - Ego Trip

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is T.L.B. 1.

0:06.0

St. wise Hebrew.

0:08.0

Shalom. It's me guy from Streetwise Hebrew. Hebrew. Ruhh, Resh Vavhche means wind, breeze.

0:20.0

Today we'll learn some more meanings and idioms with Ruach and check out some other languages

0:25.8

I advise you to have our shows page in front of your eyes till v1 dot-fam slash streetwise Hebrew

0:31.6

or can use the description of today's show on iTunes

0:35.3

so you can see the words I'm talking about in person.

0:39.4

Ruaqsa Vélach alon he via Ruach sta velach alone he via

0:44.8

he's y'onote

0:47.0

Ruach stav autumn breeze or wind and that's a smichot

0:51.7

we hear the word ruach almost every day on the weather

0:54.4

forecast.

0:56.4

We shall are it with all Americans, with all the Rome,

0:58.0

rut Hazakot, we over she a l'el a vir.

1:00.3

Ruhot Hazakot, strong wins.

1:03.0

Ruhhazakot.

1:04.0

One of the first usages of Ruhach is in the book of Genesis,

1:08.0

Sefer-Burshid in the Old Testament.

1:11.0

The Ruhoheilin, I'm merehefet al-Peneham maim.

1:16.0

Véuah al-Neham maim.

1:19.0

Véuahilim, Merechéhémémém.

1:21.0

And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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