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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רוּעַ H7321
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 It shout 6× Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:16, Joshua 6:20, 1 Samuel 4:5
Make a joyful noise 4× Psalms 66:1, Psalms 81:1, Psalms 98:4, Psalms 100:1
shouted 3× Joshua 6:20, 1 Samuel 10:24, Job 30:5
I shout in triumph 2× Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9
shout aloud 2× Isaiah 44:23, Zephaniah 3:14
and shouting 1× 1 Samuel 17:20
came out shouting 1× Judges 15:14
cry 1× Micah 4:9
cry out 1× Isaiah 15:4
crying out 1× Judges 7:21
give a battle cry 1× Joshua 6:10
He shouts 1× Isaiah 42:13
let us make a joyful noise 1× Psalms 95:2
let us shout 1× Psalms 95:1
or shouts 1× Isaiah 16:10
Raise a war cry 1× Jeremiah 50:15
raise the battle cry 1× Hosea 5:8
raised the battle cry 1× 2 Chronicles 13:15
raised the cry 1× 2 Chronicles 13:15
short ones 1× Numbers 10:7
shout for joy 1× Psalms 98:6
Shout in triumph 1× Zechariah 9:9
shouted for joy 1× Job 38:7
sound 1× 2 Chronicles 13:12
sound short blasts 1× Numbers 10:9
sound the alarm 1× Joel 2:1
Then you are to shout 1× Joshua 6:10
They shout in triumph 1× Psalms 65:13
to shout 1× Joshua 6:10
triumph 1× Psalms 41:11
were making so much noise 1× Ezra 3:13
with a shout 1× 1 Samuel 17:52
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 10:7 תָרִֽיעוּ׃ to short ones Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 10:9 וַהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם to sound short blasts Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 6:5 יָרִ֥יעוּ to shout Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Joshua 6:10 תָרִ֙יעוּ֙ to give a battle cry Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 6:10 הָרִ֖יעוּ to to shout Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Joshua 6:10 וַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃ to Then you are to shout Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 6:16 הָרִ֔יעוּ to Shout Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Joshua 6:20 וַיָּ֣רַע to shouted Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 6:20 וַיָּרִ֤יעוּ to shout Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Judges 7:21 וַיָּרִ֖יעוּ to crying out Conjunctive 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 row Numbers 10:7
Aligned rows 44
Books represented 15
Numbers 2 Joshua 7 Judges 2 1 Samuel 4 2 Chronicles 3 Ezra 2 Job 2 Psalms 12 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Micah 1 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הָרִ֥יעוּ 3x hā·rî·‘ū Psalms 47:1, Psalms 66:1, Psalms 100:1
הָרִ֖יעוּ 2x hā·rî·‘ū Joshua 6:10, Zephaniah 3:14
הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ 2x hā·rî·‘ū Psalms 81:1, Psalms 98:6
הָרִ֙יעוּ֙ 2x hā·rî·‘ū Isaiah 44:23, Hosea 5:8
וַיָּרִ֖יעוּ 2x way·yā·rî·‘ū Judges 7:21, 2 Chronicles 13:15
יָרִ֥יעוּ 2x yā·rî·‘ū Joshua 6:5, Job 30:5
אֶתְרוֹעָֽע׃ 1x ’eṯ·rō·w·‘ā‘ Psalms 108:9
בְּהָרִ֙יעַ֙ 1x bə·hā·rî·a‘ 2 Chronicles 13:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural 12x Joshua 6:10, Joshua 6:16, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 66:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 7x Joshua 6:20, Judges 7:21, 1 Samuel 4:5, 1 Samuel 10:24
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Joshua 6:5, Job 30:5, Isaiah 15:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural 2x Numbers 10:9, Joshua 6:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 2x Numbers 10:7, Joshua 6:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Psalms 41:11, Isaiah 42:13
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Judges 15:14, Ezra 3:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x 1 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 definition Source: 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 30
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 26×
Sequential imperfect Hos 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 9:9 13×
Imperfect Isa 15:4 · Job 30:5 · Josh 6:5 · Isa 42:13 · Ps 41:12 · Josh 6:10 · Num 10:7 · Mic 4:9 8×
Perfect Ezra 3:11 · Judg 15:14 2×
Cohortative Ps 95:1 · Ps 95:2 2×
Participle active Ezra 3:13 1×
Polal 1×
Imperfect Isa 16:10 1×
Hithpolel 3×
Imperfect Ps 65:14 · Ps 108:10 2×
Sequential imperfect Ps 60:10 1×
Word Origins
רוּעַ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain