רוח הקדש

Hebrew

Alternative forms

רוח הקודש (excessive spelling)

Proper noun

רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ • (rúakh hakódesh, rūaḥ haqqōḏeš) m or f

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)
  - → Finnish: Pyhä Henki (calque)
  - → Old English: Hāliġ Gāst (calque)
    - Middle English: holigost
      - English: Holy Ghost
    - → Old High German: heilagēr geist (calque)
      - Middle High German: heileger geist
        German: Heiliger Geist
  - → Old Polish: Duch Święty, Święty Duch (calque)
    - Polish: Duch Święty
→ Yiddish: רוח־הקודש (Ruekh-Hakoydesh)