קֹצֶר רוּחַ
Shortness (of spirit), i.e. impatience · wind ; by resemblance breath , i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation ; figuratively, life , anger , unsubstantiality ; by extension, a region of the sky ; by resemblance spirit , but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
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קֹצֶר H7115 shortness (of spirit), i.e. impatience
רוּחַ H7307 wind ; by resemblance breath , i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation ; figuratively, life , anger , unsubstantiality ; by extension, a region of the sky ; by resemblance spirit , but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
What does קֹצֶר רוּחַ (qotser ruach) mean in the Bible?
קֹצֶר · רוּחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "shortness of spirit, discouragement, crushed spirit".
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