Know the Word.

Hebrew word

rûwach

roo'-akh

רוּחַ

What it means

properly, to blow, i.e. breathe

properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • smell3
  • smelled2
  • toucheth1
  • accept1
  • smelleth1
  • understanding1

Every place it appears 9

Genesis8:2127:27
Exodus30:38
Leviticus26:31
Judges16:9
1 Samuel26:19
Isaiah11:3
Amos5:21
rûwach (H7306) — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to blow, i.e.”