2 Samuel 18:23:52 Sam.18.23.W5TAB

ר֑וּץ

ruts

run

Transliteration
RUTS
Extended
RUUTS
IPA
/ˈruːts/

Meaning by language

English
run

Alphabet Analysis

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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    RUTS

  2. clause

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

  3. 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

A second vav-consecutive imperfect introduces the imperative rutz {רוץ | ruts} ‘run!,’ expressing an urgent command.

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 18:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 18:23, so the Hebrew word ר֑וּץ (ruts) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.23.W5.S1) and character.