What is the Holy Spirit called in Hebrew?

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siddhikoli

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In Judaism, the Holy Spirit (Hebrew: רוח הקודש, ruach ha-kodesh)

Ephesians 4:30 The Complete Jewish Bible

30 Don't cause grief to God's Ruach HaKodesh, for he has stamped you as his property until the day of final redemption.
 
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joecoten

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He is a person. He has feelings. Sigh.
 

posthuman

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Both in Hebrew and in Greek the word for spirit also means breath or wind
 
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Jesus also gave the name Comforter to describe the Holy Spirit.

John 14:
16 I will ask the Father, and He will give you [another Comforter] so He may be with you forever
17 the Spirit of truth

but notice this portion ([another Comforter])
Jesus was a Comforter that came in the Body and the Holy Spirit is also a Comforter that comes in the Spirit.
 

posthuman

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would you agree they are both descriptive?
yes =]

"the breath of the spirit of life" comes to mind

i find it interesting that the two languages God chose to transmit His word in, this equivalency of breath/wind/spirit is in both of them - especially looking at John 3 when The One who gives the Breath of Life says those who born of the Spirit are like the wind blowing where it will, so that you can hear it, but not know where it comes from or where it will go.

not every language is like that - i mean, obviously, in English we have different words for each concept.
i've long wondered how many other languages use the same word for all 3 - if any? but never taken the time to go digging around & find out :)
 

Blade

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Yes thats the name in Hebrew. Saying "holy Spirit" is the same also. Like saying Jesus or Yeshua. Hes even shown up to some Muslims in Iran prisons "I am Jesus the way the truth and the life".