Genesis 7:22
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.”
נְשָׁמָה
Breath of life. Neshamah. The divine breath blown into Adam's nostrils by God Himself. The moment God breathed neshamah into the dust humanity began. You carry God's breath.
חַי
life
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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רוּחַ
the breath of
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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מוּת
they died
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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