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Spirit in the OT (224x/205v)
Strongs H7307; רוּחַ rûach roo’-akh
From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, 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): – air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit ([-ual]), tempest, X vain, ([whirl-]) wind (-y).
Gen 1:2; Gen 6:3; Gen 41:8; Gen 41:38; Gen 45:27; Exo 6:9; Exo 28:3; Exo 31:3; Exo 35:21; Exo 35:31; Num 5:14; Num 5:30; Num 11:17; Num 11:25; Num 11:26; Num 11:29; Num 14:24; Num 24:2; Num 27:18; Deut 2:30; Deut 34:9; Jos 2:11; Jos 5:1; Jdg 3:10; Jdg 6:34; Jdg 9:23; Jdg 11:29; Jdg 13:25; Jdg 14:6; Jdg 14:19; Jdg 15:14; Jdg 15:19; 1Sa 1:15; 1Sa 10:6; 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 11:6; 1Sa 16:13; 1Sa 16:14; 1Sa 16:15; 1Sa 16:16; 1Sa 16:23; 1Sa 18:10; 1Sa 19:9; 1Sa 19:20; 1Sa 19:23; 1Sa 28:8; 1Sa 30:12; 2Sa 13:39; 2Sa 23:2; 1Ki 18:12; 1Ki 21:5; 1Ki 22:21; 1Ki 22:22; 1Ki 22:23; 1Ki 22:24; 2Ki 2:9; 2Ki 2:15; 2Ki 2:16; 2Ki 19:7; 1Ch 5:26; 1Ch 12:18; 2Ch 15:1; 2Ch 18:20; 2Ch 18:21; 2Ch 18:22; 2Ch 18:23; 2Ch 20:14; 2Ch 24:20; 2Ch 36:22; Ezr 1:1; Ezr 1:5; Neh 9:20; Neh 9:30; Job 4:15; Job 6:4; Job 7:11; Job 10:12; Job 15:13; Job 17:1; Job 20:3; Job 27:3; Job 32:8; Job 32:18; Job 33:4; Job 34:14; Psa 31:5; Psa 32:2; Psa 34:18; Psa 51:10; Psa 51:11; Psa 51:12; Psa 51:17; Psa 76:12; Psa 77:3; Psa 77:6; Psa 78:8; Psa 104:30; Psa 106:33; Psa 139:7; Psa 142:3; Psa 143:4; Psa 143:7; Psa 143:10; Pro 1:23; Pro 11:13; Pro 15:4; Pro 15:13; Pro 16:2; Pro 16:18; Pro 16:19; Pro 16:32; Pro 17:22; Pro 17:27; Pro 18:14; Pro 20:27; Pro 29:11; Pro 29:23; Ecc 3:21; Ecc 7:8; Ecc 7:9; Ecc 8:8; Ecc 11:5; Ecc 12:7; Isa 4:4; Isa 11:2; Isa 19:3; Isa 19:14; Isa 26:9; Isa 28:6; Isa 29:10; Isa 29:24; Isa 30:1; Isa 31:3; Isa 32:15; Isa 34:16; Isa 37:7; Isa 38:16; Isa 40:13; Isa 42:1; Isa 42:5; Isa 44:3; Isa 48:16; Isa 54:6; Isa 57:15; Isa 57:16; Isa 59:21; Isa 61:1; Isa 61:3; Isa 63:10; Isa 63:11; Isa 63:14; Isa 65:14; Isa 66:2; Jer 51:1; Jer 51:11; Lam 1:16; Eze 1:12; Eze 1:20; Eze 1:21; Eze 2:2; Eze 3:12; Eze 3:14; Eze 3:24; Eze 8:3; Eze 10:17; Eze 11:1; Eze 11:5; Eze 11:19; Eze 11:24; Eze 13:3; Eze 18:31; Eze 21:7; Eze 36:26; Eze 36:27; Eze 37:1; Eze 37:14; Eze 39:29; Eze 43:5; Dan 2:1; Dan 2:3; Dan 4:8; Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18; Dan 5:11; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:14; Dan 5:20; Dan 6:3; Dan 7:15; Hos 4:12; Hos 5:4; Hos 9:7; Joe 2:28; Joe 2:29; Mic 3:8; Hag 1:14; Hag 2:5; Zec 4:6; Zec 6:8; Zec 7:12; Zec 12:1; Zec 12:10; Zec 13:2; Mal 2:15; Mal 2:16
Spirit in the NT (344x/310v)
Strongs G4151 πνεῦμα pneuma pnyoo’-mah
From G4154; a current of air, that is, breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively a spirit, that is, (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, daemon, or (divine) God, Christ’s spirit, the Holy spirit: – ghost, life, spirit (-ual, -ually), mind. Compare G5590.
Mat 1:18; Mat 1:20; Mat 3:11; Mat 3:16; Mat 4:1; Mat 5:3; Mat 10:20; Mat 12:18; Mat 12:28; Mat 12:31; Mat 12:32; Mat 12:43; Mat 22:43; Mat 26:41; Mat 27:50; Mat 28:19; Mar 1:8; Mar 1:10; Mar 1:12; Mar 1:23; Mar 1:26; Mar 2:8; Mar 3:29; Mar 3:30; Mar 5:2; Mar 5:8; Mar 7:25; Mar 8:12; Mar 9:17; Mar 9:20; Mar 9:25; Mar 12:36; Mar 13:11; Mar 14:38; Luk 1:15; Luk 1:17; Luk 1:35; Luk 1:41; Luk 1:47; Luk 1:67; Luk 1:80; Luk 2:25; Luk 2:26; Luk 2:27; Luk 3:16; Luk 3:22; Luk 4:1; Luk 4:14; Luk 4:18; Luk 4:33; Luk 8:29; Luk 8:55; Luk 9:39; Luk 9:42; Luk 10:21; Luk 11:13; Luk 11:24; Luk 12:10; Luk 12:12; Luk 13:11; Luk 23:46; Luk 24:37; Luk 24:39; Joh 1:32; Joh 1:33; Joh 3:5; Joh 3:6; Joh 3:8; Joh 3:34; Joh 4:23; Joh 4:24; Joh 6:63; Joh 7:39; Joh 11:33; Joh 13:21; Joh 14:17; Joh 14:26; Joh 15:26; Joh 16:13; Joh 19:30; Joh 20:22; Act 1:2; Act 1:5; Act 1:8; Act 1:16; Act 2:4; Act 2:17; Act 2:18; Act 2:33; Act 2:38; Act 4:8; Act 4:25; Act 4:31; Act 5:3; Act 5:9; Act 5:32; Act 6:3; Act 6:5; Act 6:10; Act 7:51; Act 7:55; Act 7:59; Act 8:15; Act 8:17; Act 8:18; Act 8:19; Act 8:29; Act 8:39; Act 9:17; Act 9:31; Act 10:19; Act 10:38; Act 10:44; Act 10:45; Act 10:47; Act 11:12; Act 11:15; Act 11:16; Act 11:24; Act 11:28; Act 13:2; Act 13:4; Act 13:9; Act 13:52; Act 15:8; Act 15:28; Act 16:6; Act 16:7; Act 16:16; Act 16:18; Act 17:16; Act 18:25; Act 19:2; Act 19:6; Act 19:15; Act 19:16; Act 19:21; Act 20:22; Act 20:23; Act 20:28; Act 21:4; Act 21:11; Act 23:8; Act 23:9; Act 28:25; Rom 1:4; Rom 1:9; Rom 2:29; Rom 5:5; Rom 7:6; Rom 8:2; Rom 8:4; Rom 8:5; Rom 8:6; Rom 8:9; Rom 8:10; Rom 8:11; Rom 8:13; Rom 8:14; Rom 8:15; Rom 8:16; Rom 8:23; Rom 8:26; Rom 8:27; Rom 9:1; Rom 11:8; Rom 12:11; Rom 14:17; Rom 15:13; Rom 15:16; Rom 15:19; Rom 15:30; 1Co 2:4; 1Co 2:10; 1Co 2:11; 1Co 2:12; 1Co 2:13; 1Co 2:14; 1Co 3:16; 1Co 4:21; 1Co 5:3; 1Co 5:4; 1Co 5:5; 1Co 6:11; 1Co 6:17; 1Co 6:19; 1Co 7:34; 1Co 7:40; 1Co 12:3; 1Co 12:4; 1Co 12:7; 1Co 12:8; 1Co 12:9; 1Co 12:11; 1Co 12:13; 1Co 14:2; 1Co 14:12; 1Co 14:14; 1Co 14:15; 1Co 14:16; 1Co 15:45; 1Co 16:18; 2Co 1:22; 2Co 2:13; 2Co 3:3; 2Co 3:6; 2Co 3:8; 2Co 3:17; 2Co 3:18; 2Co 4:13; 2Co 5:5; 2Co 6:6; 2Co 7:1; 2Co 7:13; 2Co 11:4; 2Co 12:18; 2Co 13:14; Gal 3:2; Gal 3:3; Gal 3:5; Gal 3:14; Gal 4:6; Gal 4:29; Gal 5:5; Gal 5:16; Gal 5:17; Gal 5:18; Gal 5:22; Gal 5:25; Gal 6:1; Gal 6:8; Gal 6:18; Eph 1:13; Eph 1:17; Eph 2:2; Eph 2:18; Eph 2:22; Eph 3:5; Eph 3:16; Eph 4:3; Eph 4:4; Eph 4:23; Eph 4:30; Eph 5:18; Eph 6:17; Eph 6:18; Php 1:19; Php 1:27; Php 2:1; Php 3:3; Php 4:23; Col 1:8; Col 2:5; 1Th 1:5; 1Th 1:6; 1Th 4:8; 1Th 5:19; 1Th 5:23; 2Th 2:2; 2Th 2:13; 1Ti 3:16; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 1:7; 2Ti 1:14; 2Ti 4:22; Tit 3:5; Phm 1:25; Heb 2:4; Heb 3:7; Heb 4:12; Heb 6:4; Heb 9:8; Heb 9:14; Heb 10:15; Heb 10:29; Jas 2:26; Jas 4:5; 1Pe 1:2; 1Pe 1:11; 1Pe 1:12; 1Pe 3:4; 1Pe 3:18; 1Pe 4:6; 1Pe 4:14; 2Pe 1:21; 1Jn 3:24; 1Jn 4:1; 1Jn 4:2; 1Jn 4:3; 1Jn 4:6; 1Jn 4:13; 1Jn 5:6; 1Jn 5:8; Jud 1:19; Jud 1:20; Rev 1:10; Rev 2:7; Rev 2:11; Rev 2:17; Rev 2:29; Rev 3:6; Rev 3:13; Rev 3:22; Rev 4:2; Rev 14:13; Rev 17:3; Rev 18:2; Rev 19:10; Rev 21:10; Rev 22:17.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Holy Spirit
- American Tract Society: Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost
- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Holy Spirit
- Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Holy Ghost
- Fausset Bible Dictionary: Holy Spirit, The
- Holman Bible Dictionary: Holy Spirit
- Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Holy Spirit
- Morrish Bible Dictionary: Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Holy Spirit
- McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia: Holy Spirit
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
- The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia: Holy Spirit
Journal articles
- Sermon by John MacArthur – “The Perfect Model of a Spirit-Empowered Life”
- Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit by Greg Herrick
- Survey of Bible Doctrine: The Holy Spirit by Sid Litke
- Bible.org – How did the Holy Spirit operate in the lives of OT saints?
- Bible.org – How is the ministry of the Holy Spirit different in the Old and New Testaments?
- The Holy Spirit in the Gospels by Bob Deffinbaugh
- Putting Pentecost in Perspective (Part 1) The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament (Acts 2:1-13) by Bob Deffinbaugh
- Putting Pentecost in Perspective (Part 2) The Holy Spirit in the Gospels (Acts 2:1-13) by Bob Deffinbaugh
- The Holy Spirit and Hermeneutics by Daniel Wallace
- The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts by John Walvoord
- Series: The Person of the Holy Spirit by John Walvoord
- The Holy Spirit in the Hebrew Bible and Its Connections to the New Testament by Richard Averbeck
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