רוּחַ
Ruach
spirit, wind, breath
from רוּחַ; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
רוּחַ
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Roho
(Swahili)
| Hebrew meaning | spirit, wind, breath |
| Swahili meaning | spirit, soul |
| Transliteration | Roho |
| Semantic domain | spirit |
| Notes | R-h consonant pattern shared; both mean spirit/soul. |