רוח הקדש

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• רוח הקודש (excessive spelling)

Proper noun

רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ • (rūaḥ haqqōḏeš) m or f

1. the Holy Spirit (literally: spirit of holiness)

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion) (calque)
  • Greek: Άγιον Πνεύμα (Ágion Pnévma)
  • → Latin: Spīritus Sānctus, spīritus sānctus (calque)
    • → Old English: hālig gāst (calque)
      • Middle English: holigost
        • English: Holy Ghost
      • → Old High German: heilagēr geist (calque)
        • Middle High German: heileger geist
          • German: Heiliger Geist
    • → Finnish: Pyhä Henki (calque)
• → Yiddish: רוח־הקודש (Ruekh-Hakoydesh)