רוּחַ
ORIGINALRH-084
Vowels & Reading · Vowels
Furtive Pataḥ
RH-084HebrewMasoretic vocalization and word reading
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
רוּחַ
Transliterationruaḥ
Plain meaningspirit / wind
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Furtive Pataḥ
At the end of certain words, a pataḥ written under a final guttural consonant is pronounced before that consonant. רוּחַ is therefore read approximately ru-aḥ, not ru-ḥa. The pataḥ remains printed beneath Het even though its sound is heard immediately before the Het.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
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ruaḥ
READINGApproved transliteration
spirit / wind
MEANINGHebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
רוּחַ — ruaḥ · מָשִׁיחַ — mashiaḥ
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