Original Language Studio
Genesis 8:21
“And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H7306 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- accept, smell, [idiom] touch, make of quick understanding.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יָּ֣רַח — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:27Exodus 30:38Leviticus 26:31Deuteronomy 4:28Judges 16:9
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רוּחַ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.