#66 A spiritual journey through 'ru'ach'
Streetwise Hebrew · TLV1 Studios
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Show Notes
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
Um Kulthum – Ya ruhi bala kutr asiya
Rumi – Introduction to Rumi
Evyatar Banay – Me’achorei ha-shemesh
Benzin – Yom Shishi
Alma Zohar - Ego Trip