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816, RE: ruach
Posted by malang, Fri May-21-04 06:52 AM
>But since you brought up the holy spirit, let's talk about
>it. Since you have studied Greek, then you know that the
>word translated "spirit" from the Greek is "pneu'ma", and it
>is derived from the Greek word "pne'o", meaning "breathe or
>blow". (It is the etymological ancestor of the word
>"pneumonia") It's Hebrew counterpart is "ru'ach". Both of
>these words basically mean "breath". They can also mean
>"vital force, wind, active force, or HOLY SPIRIT". All of
>these meanings have something in common: They all refer to
>something to which is invisible to human sight and which
>gives evidence of force in motion. Such invisible force is
>capable of producing visible effects.

"Do not rely on princes nor in the Son of Man, for he holds no salvation. His breath/spirit (ruach) goes forth, he returns to his dust; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in YHWH Elohayu (his God)," Tehilim (Psalms) 146:3-5

how many times did Jesus also use the words for himself Son of Man. its almost, what 50 times?