Ruach

Bible Versions Your Questions Answered ^ | 2001 | David W Daniels

[Commander8]

QUESTION: Why is the word in Hebrew for the Holy Spirit a female noun? I am not saying God is a woman or a man. I am saying the word for Holy spirit in Hebrew is of feminine gender.

[Commander8]

Bible Believer Ping.

[editor-surveyor]

In languages where nouns have an implied gender, many times that gender is purely arbitrary.

In the case of spirit in hebrew, isn't it the same as wind?

[Commander8]

I did a yahoo search, and ruach is both wind and spirit.

[Alex Murphy]

Uh, let me guess - feminine, as in CHICK?

As much as I like comic books and cape-wearing superguys, I prefer to get my Biblical information direct from the source, rather than send web-hits to the Jack Chick website. Besides, these are TEXT articles you're linking to - there's no reason why you couldn't post the full article here...

[drstevej]

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[Starwind]

Kinda makes you long for an 'Is Satan Already Bound' thread.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

The word sofiva(sophia, wisdom) is feminine, and Christ is called the wisdom of God, ojdovß, (odos, way, or road) is also feminine, (although with a "masculine" declension), Yet Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life...".

This is not an argument for or against the King James Bible, you need to get away from this Jack Chick nonsense and repent of it before you go and make him a pope.

[onedoug]

I believe God is One, regardless of name or concept.

[newgeezer]

there's no reason why you couldn't post the full article here...

Other than the utter waste of FR resources, of course.

Besides, I don't think 3 hits more or less is going to impact Jack Chick's bottom line. It doesn't appear young Commander8 is generating a lot of interest.