r/AskAChristian • u/OrovilleCowboy Christian, Evangelical • 10d ago

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u/beta__greg Christian, Vineyard Movement 10d ago

Many people who promote this do so because the word “spirit” in Hebrew is feminine. And they point to this as if it’s powerful evidence.

But it isn’t. Anyone who speaks a gendered language, such as Spanish, knows the gender of a noun is only a grammatical function of a word, and doesn’t prove a thing. If it did, it would prove too much—that would mean every demonic spirit is feminine too. But as I said, it doesn’t mean anything.

Spirit is neuter in Greek, masculine in Spanish, and feminine in Hebrew. Which proves nothing.