Odem

Betekenis (English)

spirit, breath, life (in the sense of Biblical Hebrew רוֹחַ (rûaḥ))

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈoːdəm/
Etymologie (English)

Central and Low German variant of Atem (“breath”) with the widespread dialectal development -ā- → -ō- and unshifted -d-; compare Middle Low German ādem. The form was spread through Luther’s Bible translation but did not replace the Upper German Atem in the everyday sense.

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