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The Holy Spirit gleamed in the court of Shem, of Samuel, and of King Solomon. [14] It "glimmered" in Tamar (Genesis 38:18), in the sons of Jacob (Genesis 42:11), and in Moses (Exodus 2:12), i.e., it settled upon these individuals. [15] Like everything that comes from heaven, the Holy Spirit is described as being composed of light and fire.
The Hebrew terms ruacḥ qodshəka, "thy holy spirit" (רוּחַ קָדְשְׁךָ), and ruacḥ qodshō, "his holy spirit" (רוּחַ קָדְשׁוֹ), also occur (when a possessive suffix is added the definite article ha is dropped). The Holy Spirit in Judaism generally refers to the divine aspect of prophecy and wisdom.
William D. Mounce argues that in the Gospel of John, when Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as Comforter (masculine in Greek), the grammatically necessary masculine form of the Greek pronoun autos is used, [5] but when Jesus speaks of the Holy Spirit as Spirit, grammatically neuter in Greek, [6] the masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun ...
Holy Spirit in Islam, a Quranic expression that describes a source or means of prophetic revelations; Holy Spirit in Judaism, the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the universe or over God's creatures Shekhinah, the English transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning "dwelling" or "settling" and denotes the presence of God in a place
Despite being identified with the Holy Spirit or even with God, the bat kol differed essentially from prophecy. The Holy Spirit rested upon the prophets, and the conversations between them were personal and intimate; while those that heard the bat kol had no relation whatever to the Holy Spirit. [1]
Depiction of the Commander of the Lord's Army in Joshua 5, by Ferdinand Bol, 1642.. In the Hebrew Bible, the name Yahweh and the title Elohim (literally 'gods' or 'godhood', usually rendered as 'God' in English translations) frequently occur with the word tzevaot or sabaoth ("hosts" or "armies", Hebrew: צבאות) as YHWH Elohe Tzevaot ("YHWH God of Hosts"), Elohe Tzevaot ("God of Hosts ...
In the Hebrew Bible it is used only in verses such as "help" or "save, I pray" (Psalms 118:25). However, in the Gospels it is used as a shout of jubilation, [3] and this has given rise to complex discussions. [4] In that context, the word Hosanna seems to be a "special kind of respect" given to the one who saves, saved, will save, or is saving ...
Parshat Noah in Lashon Hakodesh (לשון הקודש ) on Torah scroll.Lashon Hakodesh (Hebrew: לָשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ; [1] lit. "the tongue [of] holiness" or "the Holy Tongue"), also spelled L'shon Hakodesh or Leshon Hakodesh (Hebrew: לְשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ), [2] is a Jewish term and appellation attributed to the Hebrew language, or sometimes to a mix of Hebrew and ...