Bible Hub Hebrew text analysis, “Genesis 1:2, word-by-word Hebrew with morphology”
“וְר֣וּחַ wə-rū-aḥ | And the Spirit | Conj-w | N-csc; אֱלֹהִ֔ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm | of God | N-mp; מְרַחֶ֖פֶת mə-ra-ḥe-p̄eṯ | was hovering | V-Piel-Prtcpl-fs”
The Hebrew phrase is רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים, ruach elohim. The noun ruach covers wind, breath and spirit; the construction itself does not decide between a personal and an impersonal sense.
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Confidence note. Word-by-word Hebrew analysis page opened on 19 September 2026 and the morphology read directly.
Corroborated by. src-nwtv-bh-gen-1-2
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-nwtv-bh-gen-1-2-hebrew