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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-RUTS
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS
- clause
va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS va-yo-MER LO RUTS
- 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 context — 2 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.