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Spirit in the Hebrew Old Testament and the Septuagint, p. 16

Comparing verses in the Hebrew Old Testament that have the word "spirit,"
 ruach, with the same verses in the Septuagint text, using Strong's numbers,
and an Interlinear Hebrew-English transliteration-translation

The Hebrew word ruch is transliterated ruwach or ruach. The word occurs in 348 verses in the Hebrew concordance, King James Version, and is indicated 380 times by Strong's number H7307 in the middle column of the table at bottom. It is important to notice that "wind" and "spirit" are from this same Hebrew word.
The Septuagint translation of each Hebrew verse is located in the third column. The color key to the LXX translations of ruach 7307 is still being developed. The scheme at this time is:
Translation of ruach Strong's Count
pneuma - spirit, wind, breath, etc. 4151 286
pnoe - breath, wind (from God's, man's, nostrils) 4157 10
psuche - breath, living being, soul 5590 13
empneo - to breath in 1709 1
emphusao - to breath in 1720 1
anemos - wind (seldom used of the breath)  417 48
lailaps -  (not used to directly translate ruach; it is a synonym for anemos in Job 21:18) 2978 1

The word pnoe needs separate study and LXX verses containing that word are located here. Clicking on Strong's numbers will bring up a definition page. If you have javascript enabled, and allow popups, this page will be located beside the verse being viewed.
An English translation of the Septuagint text will be provided and the same color scheme will be used.
Included in this study is an Interlinear transliteration of part of the Hebrew text. A matching English translation is placed below each transliterated Hebrew word. To view this interlinear Hebrew-English translation, hover the mouse over the word "interlinear" located just below each verse's reference.
The colors used in the transliteration correspond with that of the groups on the table located here.

Mic 2:7
Inter-linearverse
O [thou that art] named 559 the house 1004 of Jacob 3290 , is the spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 straitened 7114 ? [are] these his doings 4611 ? do not my words 1697 do good 3190 to him that walketh 1980 uprightly 3477 ? o 3588 legon 3004 oikos 3624 iakob 2384 parorgisen 3949 pneuma 4151 kuriou 2962 ei 1487 tauta 3778 ta 3588 epitedeumata autou 846 estin 1510 ouch 3364 oi 3588 logoi 3056 autou 846 eisin 1510 kaloi 2570 met 3326 autou 846 kai 2532 orthoi 3717 peporeuntai 4198  (Mic 2:7)
Micah 2:7 The one saying, [The] house of Jacob provoked to anger [the] spirit of [the] Lord; Are these his practices? Are not his words good with him, and straight going?
Mic 2:11
Inter-linearverse
If 3863 a man 376 walking 1980 in the spirit 7307 and falsehood 8267 do lie 3576 , [saying], I will prophesy 5197 unto thee of wine 3196 and of strong drink 7941 ; he shall even be the prophet 5197 of this people 5971 . katediochthete 2614 oudenos 3762 diokontos 1377 pneuma 4151 estesen 2476 pseudos 5579 estalaxen soi 4771 eis 1519 oinon 3631 kai 2532 methusma kai 2532 estai 1510 ek 1537 tes 3588 stagonos tou 3588 laou 2992 toutou 3778 (Mic 2:11)
Micah 2:11 You were pursued by no one pursuing. [Your] spirit established lying, it trickled you with wine and for strong drink; and it will be from the drop of this people.
Mic 3:8
Inter-linearverse
But truly 199 I am full 4390 of power 3581 by the spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 , and of judgment 4941 , and of might 1369 , to declare 5046 unto Jacob 3290 his transgression 6588 , and to Israel 3478 his sin 2403 . ean 1437 me 3165 ego 1473 empleso ischun 2479 en 1722 pneumati 4151 kuriou 2962 kai 2532 krimatos 2917 kai 2532 dunasteias tou 3588 apaggeilai to 3588 iakob 2384 asebeias 763 autou 846 kai 2532 to 3588 israel 2474 amartias 266 autou 846 (Mic 3:8)
Micah 3:8 Surely I will fill up strength in spirit of [the] Lord, and justice, and power, to announce to Jacob his irreverence, and to Israel of his sins.
Hab 1:11
Inter-linearverse
Then shall [his] mind 7307 change 2498 , and he shall pass over 5674 , and offend 816 , [imputing] this 2098 his power 3581 unto his God 433 . tote 5119 metabalei 3328 to 3588 pneuma 4151 kai 2532 dieleusetai 1330 kai 2532 exilasetai aute 3778 e 3588 ischus 2479 to 3588 theo 2316 mou 1473  (Hab 1:11)
Hab 1:11 Then he will turn the spirit, and will pass through, and will make atonement: This strength [is] to my god.
Hab 2:19
Inter-linearverse
Woe 1945 unto him that saith 559 to the wood 6086 , Awake 6974 ; to the dumb 1748 stone 68 , Arise 5782 , it shall teach 3384 ! Behold, it [is] laid 8610 over with gold 2091 and silver 3701 , and [there is] no breath 7307 at all in the midst 7130 of it. ouai 3759 o 3588 legon 3004 to 3588 xulo 3586 eknepson 1594 exegertheti 1825 kai 2532 to 3588 litho 3037 upsotheti 5312 kai 2532 auto 846 estin 1510 phantasia 5325 touto 3778 de 1161 estin 1510 elasma chrusiou 5553 kai 2532 arguriou 694 kai 2532 pan 3956 pneuma 4151 ouk 3364 estin 1510 en 1722 auto 846 (Hab 2:19)
Hab 2:19 Woe, the [one] saying to the wood, Be aware, arise! And to the stone, Be exalted! But it is a visible display [only], and it is a hammered piece of gold and silver, and no breath at all is in it.
Hag 1:14
Inter-linearverse
Inter-linearverse
Inter-linearverse
And the LORD 3068 stirred up 5782 the spirit 7307 of Zerubbabel 2216 the son 1121 of Shealtiel 7597 , governor 6346 of Judah 3063 , and the spirit 7307 of Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Josedech 3087 , the high 1419 priest 3548 , and the spirit 7307 of all the remnant 7611 of the people 5971 ; and they came 935 and did 6213 work 4399 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 , their God 430 , kai 2532 exegeiren kurios 2962 to 3588 pneuma 4151 zorobabel 2216 tou 3588 salathiel 4528 ek 1537 phules 5443 iouda 2448 kai 2532 to 3588 pneuma 4151 iesou 2424 tou 3588 iosedek tou 3588 iereos 2409 tou 3588 megalou 3173 kai 2532 to 3588 pneuma 4151 ton 3588 kataloipon 2645 pantos 3956 tou 3588 laou 2992 kai 2532 eiselthon 1525 kai 2532 epoioun 4160 erga 2041 en 1722 to 3588 oiko 3624 kuriou 2962 pantokratoros 3841 theou 2316 auton 846  (Hag 1:14)
Hag 1:14 And [the] Lord awakened the spirit of Zerubbabel, the [son of] Shealtiel, from [the] tribe of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua, the [son of] Josedech, the great priest, and the spirit of the rest of all the people. And they entered and did the works in the house of [the] Lord, [the] Almighty, their God.
Hag 2:5
Inter-linearverse
[According to] the word 1697 that I covenanted 3772 with you when ye came 3318 out of Egypt 4714 , so my spirit 7307 remaineth 5975 among 8432 you: fear 3372 ye not. Hag 2:5 kai 2532 to 3588 pneuma 4151 mou 1473 ephesteken en 1722 meso 3319 umon 4771 tharseite
Hag 2:5 (2:6) And my spirit I set in your midst; take courage!
Zec 1:6 But 389 my words 1697 and my statutes, 2706 which 834 I commanded 6680 (853) my servants 5650 the prophets, 5030 did they not 3808 take hold 5381 of your fathers? 1 and they returned 7725 and said, 559 Like as 834 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 thought 2161 to do 6213 unto us, according to our ways, 1870 and according to our doings, 4611 so 3651 hath he dealt 6213 with 854 us. plen 4133 tous 3588 logous 3056 mou 1473 kai 2532 ta 3588 nomima 3545 mou 1473 dechesthe 1209 osa 3745 ego 1473 entellomai 1781 en 1722 pneumati 4151 mou 1473 tois 3588 doulois 1401 mou 1473 tois 3588 prophetais 4396 oi 3739 katelabosan 2638 tous 3588 pateras 3962 umon 4771 kai 2532 apekrithesan kai 2532 eipan 2036 kathos 2531 paratetaktai kurios 2962 pantokrator 3841 tou 3588 poiesai 4160 kata 2596 tas 3588 odous 3598 umon 4771 kai 2532 kata 2596 ta 3588 epitedeumata umon 4771 outos 3778 epoiesen 4160 umin 4771 (Zec 1:6)
Zec 1:6 Furthermore do ye receive my words and my laws, as many as I give charge by my Spirit to my servants the prophets, the [ones] who seized your fathers? And they answered and said, As [the] Lord, [the] Almighty, deployed to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he did to us.
Zec 2:6
Inter-linearverse
Ho 1945 , ho 1945 , [come forth], and flee 5127 from the land 776 of the north 6828 , saith 5002 the LORD 3068 : for I have spread you abroad 6566 as the four 702 winds 7307 of the heaven 8064 , saith 5002 the LORD 3068 . Zec 2:6 (2:10) o 3588 o 3588 pheugete 5343 apo 575 ges 1093 borra legei 3004 kurios 2962 dioti 1360 ek 1537 ton 3588 tessaron 5064 anemon 417 tou 3588 ouranou 3772 sunaxo 4863 umas 4771 legei 3004 kurios 2962 (2:10)
Zec 2:6 Ho, ho, flee from [the] land of the north, says [the] Lord: for out of the four winds of the heaven I will gather you, says [the] Lord.
Zec 4:6
Inter-linearverse
Then he answered 6030 and spake 559 unto me, saying 559 , This [is] the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 unto Zerubbabel 2216 , saying 559 , not by might 2428 , nor by power 3581 , but by my spirit 7307  , saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 . Zec 4:6 kai 2532 apekrithe kai 2532 eipen 2036 pros 4314 me 1473 legon 3004 outos 3778 o 3588 logos 3056 kuriou 2962 pros 4314 zorobabel 2216 legon 3004 ouk 3364 en 1722 dunamei 1411 megale 3173 oude 3761 en 1722 ischui 2479 all 235 e 2228 en 1722 pneumati 4151 mou 1473 legei 3004 kurios 2962 pantokrator 3841
Zec 4:6 And he answered and said to me, saying, This [is] the word of [the] Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by great power, nor by strength, but by my breath, says [the] Lord, [the] Almighty.
Zec 5:9
Inter-linearverse
Then lifted I up 5375 mine eyes 5869 , and looked 7200 , and, behold, there came out 3318 two 8147 women 802 , and the wind 7307 [was] in their wings 3671 ; for they had 2007 wings 3671 like the wings 3671 of a stork 2624 : and they lifted up 5375 the ephah 374 between the earth 776 and the heaven 8064 . Zec 5:9 kai 2532 era 142 tous 3588 ophthalmous 3788 mou 1473 kai 2532 eidon 3708 kai 2532 idou 2400 duo 1417 gunaikes 1135 ekporeuomenai 1607 kai 2532 pneuma 4151 en 1722 tais 3588 pteruxin 4420 auton 846 kai 2532 autai 3778 eichon 2192 pterugas 4420 os 3739 pterugas 4420 epopos kai 2532 anelabon 353 to 3588 metron 3358 ana 303 meson 3319 tes 3588 ges 1093 kai 2532 ana 303 meson 3319 tou 3588 ouranou 3772
Zec 5:9 And I lifted my eyes, and I saw, and behold, two women going forth, and [the] wind was in their wings, and these had wings as [the] wings of [the] Stork; and they took up the measure [basket] between the earth and between the heaven.
Zec 6:5
Inter-linearverse
And the angel 4397 answered 6030 and said 559 unto me, These [are] the four 702 spirits 7307 of the heavens 8064 , which go forth 3318 from standing 3320 before the Lord 113 of all the earth 776 . Zec 6:5 kai 2532 apekrithe o 3588 aggelos 32 o 3588 lalon 2980 en 1722 emoi 1473 kai 2532 eipen 2036 tauta 3778 estin 1510 oi 3588 tessares 5064 anemoi 417 tou 3588 ouranou 3772 ekporeuontai 1607 parastenai 3936 to 3588 kurio 2962 pases 3956 tes 3588 ges 1093
Zec 6:5 And the angel, the one speaking with me, answered. And he said, These are the four winds of the heaven, and they go forth to stand beside the Lord of all the earth.
Zec 6:8
Inter-linearverse
Then cried 2199 he upon 853 me, and spake 1696 unto me, saying 559 , Behold 7200 , these that go 3318 toward the north 6828 country 776 have quieted 5117 my spirit 7307 in the north 6828 country 776 . Zec 6:8 kai 2532 aneboesen 310 kai 2532 elalesen 2980 pros 4314 me 1473 legon 3004 idou 2400 oi 3588 ekporeuomenoi 1607 epi 1909 gen 1093 borra anepausan 373 ton 3588 thumon 2372 mou 1473 en 1722 ge 1093 borra
Zec 6:8 And he cried out and spoke to me, saying, Behold, the ones going forth upon [the] land of [the] north caused rest for my passion in [the] north.
Zec 7:12
Inter-linearverse
Yea, they made 7760 their hearts 3820 [as] an adamant stone 8068 , lest they should hear 8085 the law 8451 , and the words 1697 which the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 hath sent 7971 in his spirit 7307 by 3027 the former 7223 prophets 5030 : therefore came a great 1419 wrath 7110 from the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 . Zec 7:12 kai 2532 ten 3588 kardian 2588 auton 846 etaxan 5021 apeithe 545 tou 3588 me 3165 eisakouein 1522 tou 3588 nomou 3551 mou 1473 kai 2532 tous 3588 logous 3056 ous 3739 exapesteilen 1821 kurios 2962 pantokrator 3841 en 1722 pneumati 4151 autou 846 en 1722 chersin 5495 ton 3588 propheton 4396 ton 3588 emprosthen 1715 kai 2532 egeneto 1096 orge 3709 megale 3173 para 3844 kuriou 2962 pantokratoros 3841
Zec 7:12 And their heart they arranged unpersuadable, to not listen to my law, and the words which [the] Lord, [the] Almighty, sent out by his spirit, in [the] hands of the prophets, of the [ones] before. And there was great anger by [the] Lord, [the] Almighty.
Zec 12:1
Inter-linearverse
The burden 4853 of the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 for Israel 3478 , saith 5002 the LORD 3068 , which stretcheth 5186 forth the heavens 8064 , and layeth the foundation 3245 of the earth 776 , and formeth 3335 the spirit 7307 of man 120 within 7130 him. Zec 12:1 lemma logou 3056 kuriou 2962 epi 1909 ton 3588 israel 2474 legei 3004 kurios 2962 ekteinon 1614 ouranon 3772 kai 2532 themelion 2311 gen 1093 kai 2532 plasson 4111 pneuma 4151 anthropou 444 en 1722 auto 846
Zec 12:1 [The] concern of [the] word of [the] Lord upon Israel, says [the] Lord, the [one] stretching out the heaven, and laying [the] foundation for [the] earth, and shaping [the] spirit of man in him.
Zec 12:10
Inter-linearverse
And I will pour 8210 upon the house 1004 of David 1732 , and upon the inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389 , the spirit 7307 of grace 2580 and of supplications 8469 : and they shall look 5027 upon me whom they have pierced 1856 , and they shall mourn 4553 for him, as one mourneth 5594 for [his] only 3173 [son], and shall be in bitterness 4843 for him, as one that is in bitterness 4843 for [his] firstborn 1060 . Zec 12:10 kai 2532 ekcheo 1632 epi 1909 ton 3588 oikon 3624 dauid kai 2532 epi 1909 tous 3588 katoikountas ierousalem 2419 pneuma 4151 charitos 5485 kai 2532 oiktirmou 3628 kai 2532 epiblepsontai 1914 pros 4314 me 1473 anth 473 on 3739 katorchesanto kai 2532 kopsontai 2875 ep 1909 auton 846 kopeton 2870 os 3739 ep 1909 agapeton 27 kai 2532 odunethesontai 3600 odunen 3601 os 3739 epi 1909 prototoko 4416
Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the [ones] dwelling [in] Jerusalem, a spirit of grace and compassion: and they shall look to me, because they treated [me] dispitefully; and they shall beat over him, with breast-beating, as over a beloved [one], and they shall grieve with grief, as over the firstborn.
Zec 13:2
Inter-linearverse
And it shall come to pass in that day 3117 , saith 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 , [that] I will cut off 3772 the names 8034 of the idols 6091 out of the land 776 , and they shall no more be remembered 2142 : and also I will cause the prophets 5030 and the unclean 2932 spirit 7307 to pass 5674 out of the land 776 . kai 2532 estai 1510 en 1722 te 3588 emera 2250 ekeine 1565 legei 3004 kurios 2962 exolethreuso ta 3588 onomata 3686 ton 3588 eidolon 1497 apo 575 tes 3588 ges 1093 kai 2532 ouketi 3765 estai 1510 auton 846 mneia 3417 kai 2532 tous 3588 pseudoprophetas 5578 kai 2532 to 3588 pneuma 4151 to 3588 akatharton 169 exaro 1808 apo 575 tes 3588 ges 1093
Zec 13:2 And it will be in that day, says [the] Lord, I will destroy the names of the idols from the land, and there will not be a memory of them. And the pseudo-prophets and the unclean spirit I will remove from the land.
Mal 2:15
Inter-linearverse
Inter-linearverse
And did not he make 6213 one 259 ? Yet had he the residue 7605 of the spirit 7307  . And wherefore one 259 ? That he might seek 1245 a godly 430 seed 2233 . Therefore take heed 8104 to your spirit 7307  , and let none deal treacherously 898 against the wife 802 of his youth 5271 . Mal 2:15 kai 2532 ouk 3364 allos 243 epoiesen 4160 kai 2532 upoleimma pneumatos 4151 autou 846 kai 2532 eipate 2036 ti 5100 allo 243 all 235 e 2228 sperma 4690 zetei 2212 o 3588 theos 2316 kai 2532 phulaxasthe 5442 en 1722 to 3588 pneumati 4151 umon 4771 kai 2532 gunaika 1135 neotetos 3503 sou 4771 me 3165 egkatalipes 1459
Mal 2:15 And did he not do well, even a vestage of his spirit? And you said, But what other than a seed [does] God seek? But guard in your spirit, and the wife of your youth do not abandon.
Mal 2:16
Inter-linearverse
For the LORD 3068 , the God 430 of Israel 3478 , saith 559 that he hateth 8130 putting away 7971 : for [one] covereth 3680 violence 2555 with his garment 3830 , saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 : therefore take heed 8104 to your spirit 7307  , that ye deal not treacherously 898 . Mal 2:16 alla 235 ean 1437 misesas 3404 exaposteiles 1821 legei 3004 kurios 2962 o 3588 theos 2316 tou 3588 israel 2474 kai 2532 kalupsei 2572 asebeia 763 epi 1909 ta 3588 enthumemata sou 4771 legei 3004 kurios 2962 pantokrator 3841 kai 2532 phulaxasthe 5442 en 1722 to 3588 pneumati 4151 umon 4771 kai 2532 ou 3364 me 3165 egkatalipete 1459
Mal 2:16 But if by detesting, you should send [her] forth, says [the] Lord God of Israel, and irreverence shall cover over your thoughts, says [the] Lord, [the} Almighty. And guard in your spirit, and in no way should you abandon [them].
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