Ruach
/ˈruː.ɑːx/noun
A Hebrew word meaning spirit, breath, or wind.
Did you know?In Kabbalistic mysticism, 'Ruach' signifies not just spirit, but the life force that animates all beings, bridging the earthly and the divine.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PSem
*ruḥ
“breath, spirit”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
רוּחַ (Ruach)
“spirit, wind, breath, often associated with divine presence”
Post-Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
רוּחַ (Ruach)
“the concept of spirit in mystical and philosophical texts”
Medieval Hebrew
Hebrew
רוּחַ (Ruach)
“used in Kabbalah to denote the spirit aspect of the soul”