v. Breath, Soul, Demon, Spirit of God, Spirit of Jehovah, Unclean Spirit, Holy Spirit, Breath
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Spirit (Heb. and Aram. ruach, “breath”, “wind”, “vital element”, “mind”; Gr. pneuma, “breath”, “wind”, “spirit”). Divine energy or life principle that animates human beings. While the word heb. nefesh, “soul”, denotes individuality or personality, rûach, “spirit”, refers to the spark of vital energy that is essential for individual existence. Rûach appears 377 times in the OT, and in most cases it is translated as “spirit”, “wind” or “breath” (Gen 8:1; etc.). It is also used to indicate vitality (Jdg 15:19), courage (Jos 2:11), hot temper or anger (Jdg 8:3), disposition (Isa 54:6), moral character (Eze 11:19) and the seat of the emotions (1Sa 1:15). In the sense of breath, the rûach of men is identical to that of animals (Ecc 3:19). The rûach of men leaves the body at death (Psa 146:4) and returns to God (Ecc 12:7; cf Job 34:14). Ruach is often used to designate the Spirit of God (Isa 63:10). But with reference to man, it is never used to denote an intelligent and conscious entity capable of existing apart from a physical body. The NT equivalent of ruach is pneuma. As with rûach, there is nothing inherent in the word pneuma to indicate an entity in man that might have a conscious existence outside the body, nor does the NT use of man in any way imply such a concept. In passages such as Rom 8:15, 1Co 4:21, 2 Tit 1:7, and 1 John 4:6, pneuma describes “attitude,” “disposition,” or “state of feeling.” It is also used for various aspects of personality (Gal. 6:1; Rom 12:11; etc.). As with the rûach, the pneuma returns to the Lord at death (Luk 23:46; Act 7:59). Like rûach, pneuma is also used to designate the Spirit of God (1Co 2:11, 14; Eph 4:30; Heb 2:4; 1Pe 1:12; 2Pe 1:21; etc.). From Mat 14:26 and Mar 6:49 the erroneous concept of being spiritual is usually extracted, when in fact the word gr. fántasma, “ghost”, “spectrum”, clearly refers to what one thinks one sees -dreaming or awake- whether real or imaginary. See Soul. Spirit, Exhale the. See Expire; Death.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
Hebrew rûah, nefes, Greek pneuma, moving air, breath of the wind, breath. It is the vital principle of living beings, animals, man. The Scripture says that “Yahweh God formed man with dust from the ground. and he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being †, Gn 2, 7; and when God announces the deluge, he says that he will exterminate † œall flesh that has the breath of life †, Gn 6, 17; 7, 22. The e. it is a gift of God, Gn 6, 3; Nm 16, 22; Jb 27, 3; for this reason it is said that if God gathered the breath, the spirit, towards himself, man would return to dust, Jb 34, 14-15; Salt 104 (103), 29; 143 (142), 7; Qo 12, 7. The e. of God acts on man, in the history of salvation, he gave wisdom to Joseph in Egypt, Gn 41, 38; he granted skill and expertise to the artisans for the work of the Temple, Ex 31, 3; 35, 31; he raised up the judges and endowed them with the power to discern, Jc 3, 10; 6, 34; 11, 29; Numbers 11, 17; he inspired his envoys, the prophets, 2 Cro 15, 1; 2014; 24, 20; Isa 48, 16; 61, 1; My 3, 8; Ze 7, 12; the prophet Joel announced that the e. of God, in messianic times, it will be poured out on all, Jl 3, 1-2; Acts 2, 16-18. E. Holy is an expression typical of New Testament times, of Christian doctrine, in the OT, it is only found about three times, Ps 51 (50), 13; Is 63, 10-11. In the NT, the E. is intimately linked to Christ, since his conception in the womb of Mary, the angel told the Virgin at the Annunciation, † œThe Holy E. will come upon you †, Lk 1, 35; before Mary began to live with Joseph, she † œshe found herself pregnant by the work of the Holy E. † Mt 1, 18; the angel told Joseph, when he thought of rejecting Mary because of her pregnancy, not to fear because “what is conceived in her is from the Holy One” Mt 1, 20. In the public life of Jesus, which begins with his baptism in the Jordan River, “once he was baptized… he saw the E. of God descending like a dove and coming upon him”, Mt 3, 16; Mark 1, 10; Lk 3, 2122; Jn 1, 32-34; and the Holy One anoints him for his messianic mission, Acts 10, 38. In Jn 1, 33, it is said “he is the one who baptizes with the Holy One”, that is, the Holy One rests on Christ and will communicate to those who believe in him according to the oracle of the prophet, Ez 36, 26-27; but this outpouring of the Holy Spirit will take place when Christ has been elevated and glorified at the right hand of God the Father, Acts 2, 33, on the day of Pentecost, Acts 1, 5; 2, 4.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., ruach, breath, spirit; Gr., neuma, wind, spirit). One of the biblical nouns (see the list of such nouns and also the trichotomist point of view in the article see SOUL) designating the immaterial self in special relationships. The self is often called spirit in contexts where its bodily, emotional, and intellectual aspects are not prominent, but the point being emphasized is the individual’s direct relationship to God (eg, Rom 8:15b, 16; compare Heb 12:22-24; Rev 6:9). The biblical word spirit can have an impersonal meaning, both in Heb. as in gr. and also in Spanish (eg, Rom 11:8; Isa 29:10). The same words in Heb. and in gr. translated spirit can also mean wind or breath (Joh 3:8; compare Joh 4:24).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Wind, moving air, breath, breath; in Greek “pneuma”; in Hebrew, “ruah” in Latin, “spiritus”).
– In men and women, it is the breath that gives life: Gen 2:7, Job 27:3, Job 34:4, Job 34:14s, Sal 104:29s, Eze 37:10-14.
– In the animal, too: Gen 7:15, Gen 7:22.
– Man and woman have “body, spirit and soul”, 1Te 5:23, Heb:1Te 4:12.
(the soul is the immortal part).
– Struggle between the flesh and the spirit in man: Rom 8:4-13, Gal 3:3-6, Gal 5:16-25, Gal 6:8, 1Co 3:1).
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
On many occasions in the OT things are said about the †¢soul that are also said about the e. Both are spoken of in relation to the ability to have a will (“And everyone to whom his e. gave him will†; “The soul of the wicked desires evil† ), of thinking (“I meditated in my heart and my e. inquired† ; †œMy soul knows very well† ) and of having feelings (†œMy e. was anguished within me† ; †œMy soul is also very troubled† ). However, in OT language distinctions are made between soul and e. Animals †œhave a soul† and man †œis a soul† . But it is never said that man “is an e.”, but that “he has an e.” that he received from God, who is the “Father of the e.” (Heb 12:9) and the “God of the e.” and. of all flesh† (Num 16:22). In the creation of man God † breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being † (Gen 2:7). So what ultimately makes man man is that divine breath. The man, when he dies † œexhales † the e. (Gen 25:8; Gen 35:29). The idea of breath, breath and, more frequently, wind (ruah, in Hebrew) is associated with that which came from God and that makes man what he is. The OT uses the word ruah to mean both “wind” and “e.” When “the earth was without form and void…the E. -ruah- of God moved over the face of the waters” (Gen 1:2). For the crossing of the Red Sea, “Jehovah caused the sea to recede by a mighty east wind -ruah-” (Exo 14:21), which is later sung by Moses saying: “At the breath of your breath -ruah- they piled up the waters† (Exo 15:8).
The Lord Jesus’ statement that “God is e.” (Joh 4:24) sums up the general OT teaching, drawn from passages like Isa 31:3, (“The Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit† ). There is also talk of certain states of mind or situations in which there is a proclivity towards something, saying that it is an †œe. of wisdom† (Exo 28:3), or “e. of jealousy† (Num 5:14), or †œe. of vertigo† (Isa 19:14), or †œe. of fornication† (Hos 4:12), or “e. of uncleanness† (Zech 13:2), etc. The existence of e. incorporeal is attested in the OT, although it is not frequent. Thus, “the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him” (1Sa 16:14); “And a spirit went out and stood before the Lord” (1Ki 22:19-23). But in the NT e. as incorporeal beings: the †¢angels †œe. ministers … for the service† of the believers (Heb 1:14) and the †¢demons or †œe. unclean† (Mar 1:23-27; Luke 4:36).
én continues the NT with the concept of e. regarding the capacity of will, thought and feeling in man (Mar 2:8; Rom 8:16; 2Co 2:13). The Greek word pneuma -wind-, is the same that is also used for †œe.† Thus it appears in Jua 3:6-8: †œThat which is born of the flesh is flesh; and what is born of e., e. it is…. The wind blows from where it wants…† The term †œe.† points to what is not corporeal in the human being (†œ…because an e. has no flesh or bones† ). It is what survives after death. On the cross, the Lord Jesus, “having … cried with a loud voice, handed over the e.” (Mat 27:50). Of Jairus’ daughter we are told that “her e. returned† (Luke 8:55). Stephen, dying, said: “Lord Jesus, receive my e.” (Acts 7:59). The Corinthian sinner was to be disciplined, being “handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the e. be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus† (1Co 5:5). It happens to the two witnesses in Revelation that “the e. of life sent by God† (Rev 11:11). It speaks of †œlos e. of the righteous made perfect† (Heb 12:23) to point to believers who are in heaven, as well as of †œe. imprisoned† in hell (1Pe 3:19). Other NT expressions make a contrast between the †¢flesh and the e., in a struggle with each other, the former being weak and the latter strong (Mat 26:41). In 1Th 5:23 we read: “And your whole being, ie, soul and body, be kept blameless.” Some have opined, based on this, that man has three parts: e., soul and body. Others prefer to keep the traditional Hebrew concept of soul-body, or e.-body. †¢Breath. †¢Soul. †¢Holy Spirit.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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