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Note that the Ancient Hebrew writing system (although not the language) lacked vowels, (although they could be implied by the letters yud and vav, for instance).   

Note that the Ancient Hebrew writing system (although not the language) lacked vowels, (although they could be implied by the letters yud and vav, for instance).   

An example of a concept that Jesus needed to express was the "Holy Spirit."  Few languages can convey the full meaning of this concept.  The Greek words "pneuma" (wind or breath) and "paraclete" (advocate or one who consoles) are what the Gospel of John uses, and those words capture the guiding, driving force of the Holy Spirit.  The English word "spirit" fails to convey the full meaning of the Greek.  Most languages in the world have smaller vocabularies than English, and thus have even greater difficulty capturing the essence of what we call the "Holy Spirit" and other key concepts of Christianity.

An example of a concept that Jesus needed to express was the "Holy Spirit."  Few languages can convey the full meaning of this concept.  The Greek words "pneuma" (wind or breath) and "paraclete" (advocate or one who consoles) are what the Gospel of John uses, perhaps inspired by the LXX translations of the Hebrew ruahh, and those words capture the guiding, driving force of the Holy Spirit.  The English word "spirit" fails to convey the full meaning of the Greek (as the Greek does not convey the Hebrew, and vice versa), but the term-of-art ''Holy Spirit'' exactly conveys it, being created specifically for this purpose - demonstrating the productive nature of language.

Another example is the last utterance on the cross by Jesus, typically translated as "it is finished."<ref>John 19:30 (King James Version).</ref>  In the 20th century it was discovered that the actual Greek term used by John had this meaning in commerce in the 1st century: "paid in full."  So now some translate these final words by Christ "it is accomplished."  But even that may not fully capture the concept of redemption of the sin ("paid in full") that existed in Greek.  Check your Bible to see how it translates John 19:30.

Another example is the last utterance on the cross by Jesus, typically translated as "it is finished."<ref>John 19:30 (King James Version).</ref>  In the 20th century it was discovered that the actual Greek term used by John had this meaning in commerce in the 1st century: "paid in full."  So now some translate these final words by Christ "it is accomplished."  But even that may not fully capture the concept of redemption of the sin ("paid in full") that existed in Greek.  Check your Bible to see how it translates John 19:30.