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Isaiah 11:3

“And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רוּחַrûwach · roo'-akh
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
  • הֲרִיח֖ — verb Hiphil, infinitive construct
  • וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vhc/Sp3ms
Usage
Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:21Genesis 27:27Exodus 30:38Leviticus 26:31Deuteronomy 4:28

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.