His friend Elihu affirmed the same: 'The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life' (Job 33:4). Job mentions the same breath of life as that which keeps him alive, saying 'as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils' (Job 27:3). When God created Adam, He breathed into Adam's nostrils and 'man became a living creature' (Genesis 2:7). gives breath to all living things' (Numbers 27:16, NIV). The Ruach of God is the Creator of all other non-divine ruach. In the Old Testament, the translated phrase is always 'Spirit of the Lord' or 'Spirit of God.' In the New Testament, the Greek word pneuma is applied and translated 'Holy Spirit.' For example, Ruach Elohim is mentioned in the first few verses of Genesis to describe the Spirit of God hovering over the waters (Genesis 1:2). Depending on the context, ruach can be talking about a person's emotional state of being, or their soul or spirit, and is sometimes used as an idiom, as in 'a mere breath.' When coupled with one of the names of God, ruach refers to the Holy Spirit. The meaning of the Hebrew word ruach is 'breath,' or 'wind,' or 'spirit.' In Scripture, the word is applied both to human beings and to God.

Hebrew word for right spirit