Hebrew · H7323, G5143 · unreviewed

רוּץ

To run (for whatever reason, especially to rush ) · to run

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רוּץ H7323 to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush )

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τρέχω G5143 to run

Pronunciation tréchō

Metaphorically denotes urgent effort toward a spiritual goal, like a racer striving for victory.

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What does רוּץ (ruts) mean in the Bible?

רוּץ · τρέχω is a Hebrew word meaning "to run swiftly or pursue with urgency".

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Meaning

to run swiftly or pursue with urgency

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 38×

Imperfect Hab 2:2 · Jer 51:31 · Job 15:26 · Job 16:14 · Prov 18:10 · Ps 147:15 · 2Sam 18:23 · 2Sam 22:30 · Ps 18:30 · Ps 119:32 · Isa 40:31 · Isa 55:5 · Isa 59:7 · Prov 1:16 · Prov 4:12 15×

Participle active 1Kgs 1:5 · 2Kgs 5:21 · 2Sam 15:1 · 2Sam 18:22 · 2Sam 18:24 · 2Sam 18:26 · Hag 1:9 · Jer 51:31 · Job 9:25 11×

Perfect 1Sam 20:36 · Gen 18:7 · 2Kgs 5:20 · Jer 12:5 · Jer 23:21 5×

Sequential imperfect 1Sam 20:36 · 2Kgs 4:26 · 2Sam 18:23 · Zech 2:8 4×

Cohortative 2Sam 18:19 · 2Sam 18:22 · Song 1:4 3×

Polel 1×

Imperfect Nah 2:5 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×

Imperfect Ps 68:32 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 40 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 16 Participle 11 Perfect 5 Imperative 4 Cohortative 3 Imperfective 1

Stem

Qal 38 Polel 1 Hiphil 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 12 Indicative 5 Imperative 4 Indicative/cohortative 4

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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