Hebrew · H7323

רוּץ

To run (for whatever reason, especially to rush )

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רוּץH7323

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

ran11×Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:28, Numbers 11:27

Run6×1 Samuel 20:36, 2 Samuel 18:22, Proverbs 1:16, Proverbs 18:10

the guards5×1 Samuel 22:17, 1 Kings 14:28, 2 Kings 11:6, 2 Kings 11:19

and ran4×Genesis 24:20, Numbers 16:47, 1 Samuel 17:22, 1 Kings 18:46

the couriers4×2 Chronicles 30:6, 2 Chronicles 30:10, Esther 3:15, Esther 8:14

running3×2 Samuel 18:26, 2 Kings 5:21, 2 Chronicles 23:12

to run3×2 Samuel 15:1, 1 Kings 1:5, Psalms 19:5

and the guards2×2 Kings 11:4, 2 Kings 11:11

couriers2×Esther 3:13, Esther 8:10

I can charge2×2 Samuel 22:30, Psalms 18:29

of the guard2×1 Kings 14:27, 2 Chronicles 12:10

the guardroom2×1 Kings 14:28, 2 Chronicles 12:11

a runner1×Job 9:25

and hurry1×1 Samuel 17:17

and quickly brought them1×2 Chronicles 35:13

and rushed1×Daniel 8:6

and she ran1×Genesis 29:12

and they gallop1×Joel 2:4

and to run1×1 Samuel 8:11

and took off running1×2 Samuel 18:21

another1×Jeremiah 51:31

darting about1×Nahum 2:4

fled1×Judges 7:21

from the guards1×2 Kings 11:13

gallop1×Amos 6:12

have run with their message1×Jeremiah 23:21

He ran1×1 Samuel 3:5

he ran from1×Genesis 18:2

he ran out1×Genesis 29:13

He rushes1×Job 16:14

I run1×Psalms 119:32

I want to run1×2 Samuel 18:23

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

I will chase [Edom]1×Jeremiah 49:19

I will run1×2 Kings 5:20

is busy1×Haggai 1:9

is running alone1×2 Samuel 18:26

let me run1×2 Samuel 18:19

let us hurry1×Song Of Solomon 1:4

may run1×Habakkuk 2:2

of the Guards1×2 Kings 11:19

One courier1×Jeremiah 51:31

pulverized them1×2 Kings 23:12

races1×Jeremiah 51:31

ran to him1×Genesis 33:4

run out1×2 Kings 4:26

running alone1×2 Samuel 18:24

runs1×Psalms 147:15

rushed1×Genesis 24:29

rushing1×Job 15:26

So the guards1×2 Kings 10:25

So they ran1×1 Samuel 10:23

that I may go quickly1×2 Kings 4:22

that run1×Proverbs 6:18

Then run1×2 Samuel 18:23

They charge1×Joel 2:7

they move swiftly1×Psalms 59:4

they run1×Joel 2:9

They rushed forward1×Joshua 8:19

they will run1×Isaiah 40:31

to hurry1×1 Samuel 20:6

to the guards1×2 Kings 10:25

want to run1×2 Samuel 18:22

who ran1×Joshua 7:22

who was quickly brought1×Genesis 41:14

will run1×Isaiah 55:5

will stretch out1×Psalms 68:31

you have raced1×Jeremiah 12:5

you run1×Proverbs 4:12

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Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 18:2

Aligned rows103

Books represented23

Genesis10Numbers2Joshua2Judges21 Samuel122 Samuel121 Kings62 Kings132 Chronicles7Esther4Job3Psalms6Proverbs4Song Of Solomon1Isaiah3Jeremiah7Daniel1Joel3Amos1Nahum1Habakkuk1Haggai1Zechariah1

Source forms

וַיָּ֤רָץ4xway·yā·rāṣGenesis 18:2, Genesis 29:13, 1 Samuel 4:12, 2 Samuel 18:23

וַיָּ֣רָץ4xway·yā·rāṣNumbers 11:27, 1 Samuel 3:5, 1 Samuel 17:51, 2 Kings 23:12

הָרָצִ֜ים3xhā·rā·ṣîm2 Kings 11:11, 2 Kings 11:19, 2 Chronicles 30:10

וַיָּ֥רָץ3xway·yā·rāṣGenesis 24:17, 1 Samuel 17:48, Daniel 8:6

וַיָּ֙רָץ֙3xway·yā·rāṣNumbers 16:47, 1 Kings 18:46, 1 Kings 19:20

רָ֣ץ3xrāṣGenesis 18:7, 2 Samuel 18:26, 2 Kings 5:21

הָרָצִ֔ים2xhā·rā·ṣîm1 Kings 14:27, 2 Chronicles 12:10

הָֽרָצִ֔ים2xhā·rā·ṣîm1 Kings 14:28, 2 Chronicles 23:12

Parsing patterns

Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural19x1 Kings 14:27, 1 Kings 14:28, 2 Kings 10:25, 2 Kings 11:6

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular19xGenesis 18:2, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 29:13

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular8x2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:26, 2 Kings 5:21

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular6xJob 15:26, Job 16:14, Psalms 147:15, Proverbs 18:10

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun5xPsalms 59:4, Joel 2:4, Joel 2:7, Joel 2:9

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular4xGenesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 29:12, Judges 13:10

Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular4x1 Samuel 20:36, 2 Samuel 18:23, 2 Kings 4:26, Zechariah 2:4

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular4x2 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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