Why was the hebrew word "Ruach" translated to spirit? (Holy Spirit, Bible)

[asdas]

Why was the Hebrew word "Ruach" translated to spirit, when it means breath\wind?

[PastorDan01]

It means all three depending on context. Ruach HaKodesh = The Holy Spirit

[asdas]

What is the Hebrew word for spirit? Where from the bible is it translated to spirit? Thanks

[asdas]

What definition of the word spirit is meant in the context "The Holy Spirit" ?

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by asdas

What is the Hebrew word for spirit? Where from the bible is it translated to spirit? Thanks

Genesis 6:3 for one.

Genesis 6:3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years."

http://hermeneutics.stackexchange.co...same-as-spirit

[PastorDan01]

Originally Posted by asdas

What definition of the word spirit is meant in the context "The Holy Spirit" ?

The Spirit of God, the third person of the Trinity.

[Pleroo]

Originally Posted by asdas

Why was the Hebrew word "Ruach" translated to spirit, when it means breath\wind?

Have you tried inserting "breath" or "wind" into the various passages where that word is used? That might be an interesting study.

Here's a list:

http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/...gs=H7307&t=KJV

[Jerwade]

Originally Posted by asdas

What definition of the word spirit is meant in the context "The Holy Spirit" ?

The feminine aspect of the One God.

[Pleroo]

Originally Posted by Jerwade

The feminine aspect of the One God.

That makes sense.

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Pleroo

That makes sense.

Nope, in grammar the gender of a word has nothing to do with the gender of the subject.

Kinda like calling a ship "she", it is not female, just a language convention.

The spirit is neither female nor does it have any female aspect to it.