רוּץ ruts

Hebrew word for “to run” · Strong’s H7323 · used 103 times in 92 verses

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Meaning

: run/runner/messenger;

Senses in the lexicon

• to run: run (87)
• to run: guard (15)
• to run: pieces (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for ruts in context, with how often each is used:

• ran 29
• runners 19
• run 13
• will run 6
• running 6
• runs 4
• run ! 4
• runner 3
• will cause to run 3
• me run 2
• may run 2
• couriers 2

Where it is used

Also in 11 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

2 Samuel 18 (6), 2 Kings 11 (5), Genesis 24 (4), 1 Samuel 17 (4), Joel 2 (3), Genesis 18 (2), Genesis 29 (2), 1 Samuel 20 (2), 1 Kings 14 (2), 2 Kings 4 (2)

Forms

• וירץ 19
• הרצים 18
• רץ 12
• ירוץ 5
• ותרץ 4
• לרוץ 3
• רצים 3
• ארוץ 3
• ירוצו 3
• וירצו 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ruts more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• מָהַר mahar “to hasten” 8
• קָרָא qara “to encounter” 9
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 10
• נָא na “please” 8
• נַעַר naar “youth” 7
• רָאָה raah “to see” 11
• שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 9
• לָקַח laqach “to take” 9
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 10
• סוּס sus “horse” 5
• נָגַד nagad “to tell” 6
• אַחַר achar “after” 7

Key verses

The verses using ruts that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 18:2 — And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the…
• 1 Kings 1:5 — Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
• 2 Kings 5:20 — But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought:…
• Psalms 119:32 — I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. ה HE.
• Proverbs 18:10 — The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
• Song of Solomon 1:4 — Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the…
• Isaiah 40:31 — But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk,…
• Isaiah 55:5 — Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of…
• Isaiah 59:7 — Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
• Jeremiah 49:19 — Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who…
• Haggai 1:9 — Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is…
• Zechariah 2:4 — And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

See all 92 verses in the Word Atlas

Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.