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  • From: Bearpecs AT aol.com
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Gen 1:2
  • Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:18:05 EDT

In a message dated 8/24/01 1:15:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
larry.swain AT wmich.edu writes:
I might suggest here "breath" drawing a parallel between this statement
of the "ruah" of God hovering over the water at the moment of creation,


I think there's a clear parallel of spiritual and natural meanings between:
ruah = wind,  neshama = breath
ruah = spirit,  neshama = soul.
In each case, the latter is the individual manifestation of the former.




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