מְרוּצָה
me.ru.tsah
“running”
Definition
a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress
or מְרֻצָה; feminine of H4793 (מֵרוֹץ);
- running, course (of life) 1a) running, mode or style of running 1b) course (of life)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מְרוּצָה appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”“This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
For the land is full of adulterers—because of the curse, the land mournsand the pastures of the wilderness have dried up—their course is eviland their power is misused.
I have listened and heard;they do not speak what is right.No one repents of his wickedness,asking, ‘What have I done?’Everyone has pursued his own courselike a horse charging into battle.
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