Hebrew · H7323

רוּץ

To run (for whatever reason, especially to rush )

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רוּץ H7323

What does רוּץ mean in the Bible?

רוּץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush )".

Full entry for רוּץ (H7323) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does רוּץ mean in the Bible?

רוּץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush )".

How does the BSB render H7323?

The BSB source-word alignment has 103 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ran (11), Run (6), the guards (5), and ran (4), the couriers (4).

Where does רוּץ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (13), 1 Samuel (12), 2 Samuel (12), Genesis (10).

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

ran 11× Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:28, Numbers 11:27

Run 6× 1 Samuel 20:36, 2 Samuel 18:22, Proverbs 1:16, Proverbs 18:10

the guards 5× 1 Samuel 22:17, 1 Kings 14:28, 2 Kings 11:6, 2 Kings 11:19

and ran 4× Genesis 24:20, Numbers 16:47, 1 Samuel 17:22, 1 Kings 18:46

the couriers 4× 2 Chronicles 30:6, 2 Chronicles 30:10, Esther 3:15, Esther 8:14

running 3× 2 Samuel 18:26, 2 Kings 5:21, 2 Chronicles 23:12

to run 3× 2 Samuel 15:1, 1 Kings 1:5, Psalms 19:5

and the guards 2× 2 Kings 11:4, 2 Kings 11:11

couriers 2× Esther 3:13, Esther 8:10

I can charge 2× 2 Samuel 22:30, Psalms 18:29

of the guard 2× 1 Kings 14:27, 2 Chronicles 12:10

the guardroom 2× 1 Kings 14:28, 2 Chronicles 12:11

a runner 1× Job 9:25

and hurry 1× 1 Samuel 17:17

and quickly brought them 1× 2 Chronicles 35:13

and rushed 1× Daniel 8:6

and she ran 1× Genesis 29:12

and they gallop 1× Joel 2:4

and to run 1× 1 Samuel 8:11

and took off running 1× 2 Samuel 18:21

another 1× Jeremiah 51:31

darting about 1× Nahum 2:4

fled 1× Judges 7:21

from the guards 1× 2 Kings 11:13

gallop 1× Amos 6:12

have run with their message 1× Jeremiah 23:21

He ran 1× 1 Samuel 3:5

he ran from 1× Genesis 18:2

he ran out 1× Genesis 29:13

He rushes 1× Job 16:14

I run 1× Psalms 119:32

I want to run 1× 2 Samuel 18:23

I will chase [Babylon] 1× Jeremiah 50:44

I will chase [Edom] 1× Jeremiah 49:19

I will run 1× 2 Kings 5:20

is busy 1× Haggai 1:9

is running alone 1× 2 Samuel 18:26

let me run 1× 2 Samuel 18:19

let us hurry 1× Song Of Solomon 1:4

may run 1× Habakkuk 2:2

of the Guards 1× 2 Kings 11:19

One courier 1× Jeremiah 51:31

pulverized them 1× 2 Kings 23:12

races 1× Jeremiah 51:31

ran to him 1× Genesis 33:4

run out 1× 2 Kings 4:26

running alone 1× 2 Samuel 18:24

runs 1× Psalms 147:15

rushed 1× Genesis 24:29

rushing 1× Job 15:26

So the guards 1× 2 Kings 10:25

So they ran 1× 1 Samuel 10:23

that I may go quickly 1× 2 Kings 4:22

that run 1× Proverbs 6:18

Then run 1× 2 Samuel 18:23

They charge 1× Joel 2:7

they move swiftly 1× Psalms 59:4

they run 1× Joel 2:9

They rushed forward 1× Joshua 8:19

they will run 1× Isaiah 40:31

to hurry 1× 1 Samuel 20:6

to the guards 1× 2 Kings 10:25

want to run 1× 2 Samuel 18:22

who ran 1× Joshua 7:22

who was quickly brought 1× Genesis 41:14

will run 1× Isaiah 55:5

will stretch out 1× Psalms 68:31

you have raced 1× Jeremiah 12:5

you run 1× Proverbs 4:12

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 18:2

Aligned rows 103

Books represented 23

Genesis 10 Numbers 2 Joshua 2 Judges 2 1 Samuel 12 2 Samuel 12 1 Kings 6 2 Kings 13 2 Chronicles 7 Esther 4 Job 3 Psalms 6 Proverbs 4 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 7 Daniel 1 Joel 3 Amos 1 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

וַיָּ֤רָץ 4x way·yā·rāṣ Genesis 18:2, Genesis 29:13, 1 Samuel 4:12, 2 Samuel 18:23

וַיָּ֣רָץ 4x way·yā·rāṣ Numbers 11:27, 1 Samuel 3:5, 1 Samuel 17:51, 2 Kings 23:12

הָרָצִ֜ים 3x hā·rā·ṣîm 2 Kings 11:11, 2 Kings 11:19, 2 Chronicles 30:10

וַיָּ֥רָץ 3x way·yā·rāṣ Genesis 24:17, 1 Samuel 17:48, Daniel 8:6

וַיָּ֙רָץ֙ 3x way·yā·rāṣ Numbers 16:47, 1 Kings 18:46, 1 Kings 19:20

רָ֣ץ 3x rāṣ Genesis 18:7, 2 Samuel 18:26, 2 Kings 5:21

הָרָצִ֔ים 2x hā·rā·ṣîm 1 Kings 14:27, 2 Chronicles 12:10

הָֽרָצִ֔ים 2x hā·rā·ṣîm 1 Kings 14:28, 2 Chronicles 23:12

Parsing patterns

Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 19x 1 Kings 14:27, 1 Kings 14:28, 2 Kings 10:25, 2 Kings 11:6

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 19x Genesis 18:2, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 29:13

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 8x 2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:26, 2 Kings 5:21

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Job 15:26, Job 16:14, Psalms 147:15, Proverbs 18:10

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun 5x Psalms 59:4, Joel 2:4, Joel 2:7, Joel 2:9

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 4x Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 29:12, Judges 13:10

Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 4x 1 Samuel 20:36, 2 Samuel 18:23, 2 Kings 4:26, Zechariah 2:4

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 4x 2 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 22:30, Psalms 18:29, Psalms 119:32

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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