What does רוּעַ mean in the Bible?
e. shout (for alarm or joy)".
Hebrew · H7321
רוּעַ
To mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
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רוּעַH7321
What does רוּעַ mean in the Bible?
רוּעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7321?
The BSB source-word alignment has 44 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include shout (6), Make a joyful noise (4), shouted (3), I shout in triumph (2), shout aloud (2).
Where does רוּעַ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 10:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (12), Joshua (7), 1 Samuel (4), Isaiah (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itshout6×Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:16, Joshua 6:20, 1 Samuel 4:5
Make a joyful noise4×Psalms 66:1, Psalms 81:1, Psalms 98:4, Psalms 100:1
shouted3×Joshua 6:20, 1 Samuel 10:24, Job 30:5
I shout in triumph2×Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9
shout aloud2×Isaiah 44:23, Zephaniah 3:14
and shouting1×1 Samuel 17:20
came out shouting1×Judges 15:14
cry1×Micah 4:9
cry out1×Isaiah 15:4
crying out1×Judges 7:21
give a battle cry1×Joshua 6:10
He shouts1×Isaiah 42:13
let us make a joyful noise1×Psalms 95:2
let us shout1×Psalms 95:1
or shouts1×Isaiah 16:10
Raise a war cry1×Jeremiah 50:15
raise the battle cry1×Hosea 5:8
raised the battle cry1×2 Chronicles 13:15
raised the cry1×2 Chronicles 13:15
short ones1×Numbers 10:7
shout for joy1×Psalms 98:6
Shout in triumph1×Zechariah 9:9
shouted for joy1×Job 38:7
sound1×2 Chronicles 13:12
sound short blasts1×Numbers 10:9
sound the alarm1×Joel 2:1
Then you are to shout1×Joshua 6:10
They shout in triumph1×Psalms 65:13
to shout1×Joshua 6:10
triumph1×Psalms 41:11
were making so much noise1×Ezra 3:13
with a shout1×1 Samuel 17:52
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 10:7תָרִֽיעוּ׃toshort onesVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralNumbers 10:9וַהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םtosound short blastsConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralJoshua 6:5יָרִ֥יעוּtoshoutVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralJoshua 6:10תָרִ֙יעוּ֙togive a battle cryVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralJoshua 6:10הָרִ֖יעוּtoto shoutVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralJoshua 6:10וַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃toThen you are to shoutConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralJoshua 6:16הָרִ֔יעוּtoShoutVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralJoshua 6:20וַיָּ֣רַעtoshoutedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJoshua 6:20וַיָּרִ֤יעוּtoshoutConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralJudges 7:21וַיָּרִ֖יעוּtocrying outConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 10:7
Aligned rows44
Books represented15
Numbers2Joshua7Judges21 Samuel42 Chronicles3Ezra2Job2Psalms12Isaiah4Jeremiah1Hosea1Joel1Micah1Zephaniah1Zechariah1
Source forms
הָרִ֥יעוּ3xhā·rî·‘ūPsalms 47:1, Psalms 66:1, Psalms 100:1
הָרִ֖יעוּ2xhā·rî·‘ūJoshua 6:10, Zephaniah 3:14
הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ2xhā·rî·‘ūPsalms 81:1, Psalms 98:6
הָרִ֙יעוּ֙2xhā·rî·‘ūIsaiah 44:23, Hosea 5:8
וַיָּרִ֖יעוּ2xway·yā·rî·‘ūJudges 7:21, 2 Chronicles 13:15
יָרִ֥יעוּ2xyā·rî·‘ūJoshua 6:5, Job 30:5
אֶתְרוֹעָֽע׃1x’eṯ·rō·w·‘ā‘Psalms 108:9
בְּהָרִ֙יעַ֙1xbə·hā·rî·a‘2 Chronicles 13:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural12xJoshua 6:10, Joshua 6:16, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 66:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural7xJoshua 6:20, Judges 7:21, 1 Samuel 4:5, 1 Samuel 10:24
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural3xJoshua 6:5, Job 30:5, Isaiah 15:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural2xNumbers 10:9, Joshua 6:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural2xNumbers 10:7, Joshua 6:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xPsalms 41:11, Isaiah 42:13
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural2xJudges 15:14, Ezra 3:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1x1 Samuel 17:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
Source Gloss
to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy) BDB: raise a shout Usage: blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms30
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action26×
Sequential imperfectHos 5:8 · Isa 44:23 · Jer 50:15 · Josh 6:10 · Josh 6:16 · Ps 47:2 · Ps 66:1 · Ps 81:2 · Ps 98:4 · Ps 98:6 · Ps 100:1 · Zeph 3:14 · Zech 9:913×
ImperfectIsa 15:4 · Job 30:5 · Josh 6:5 · Isa 42:13 · Ps 41:12 · Josh 6:10 · Num 10:7 · Mic 4:98×
PerfectEzra 3:11 · Judg 15:142×
CohortativePs 95:1 · Ps 95:22×
Participle activeEzra 3:131×
Polal1×
ImperfectIsa 16:101×
Hithpolel3×
ImperfectPs 65:14 · Ps 108:102×
Sequential imperfectPs 60:101×
Word Origins
רוּעַ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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