2 Samuel 18:23:22 Sam.18.23.W2TAB

אָר֔וּץ

aruts

I will run

Transliteration
a-RUTS
Extended
aa-RUUTS
IPA
/ʔaːˈruːts/

Meaning by language

English
I will run

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אָ + ר֔וּץ
a + ruts
aruts

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-RUTS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS va-yo-MER LO RUTS

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS va-yo-MER LO RUTS va-ya-RATS a-khi-MA-mats DE-rekh ha-kik-KAR va-ya-a-VOR et-ha-KU-shi

Exegesis

The cohortative erutz {אֶרוץ | ʾĕ-ˈruts} ‘I shall run’ conveys determination.

Root and etymology

r-w-ṣ

hasten

In context2 Samuel 18:23

And he said, “Whatever may be, I will run.” Then Joab said to him, “Run!” So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and overtook the Cushite .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 18:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 18:23, so the Hebrew word אָר֔וּץ (aruts) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.18.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.23.W2.S1) and character.