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HebrewH7327Proper Noun (Feminine)

רוּת

rut

12Occurrences
H7327Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ruth, a Moabitess

probably for H7468 (רְעוּת); friend;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; married to Mahlon (H4248) and Boaz (H1162); mother of: Obed (H5744) Also named: Rhouth (*Ῥούθ *"Ruth" G4503) § Ruth = "friendship" daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz, and grandmother of David

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

רוּת appears 12 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ruth
12

Key Passages

Ruth 1:4BSB

who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth.And after they had lived in Moab about ten years,

Ruth 1:16BSB

But Ruth replied:“Do not urge me to leave youor to turn from following you.For wherever you go, I will go,and wherever you live, I will live;your people will be my people,and your God will be my God.

Ruth 2:2BSB

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.”“Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.

Ruth 2:21BSB

Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”

Ruth 3:9BSB

“Who are you?” he asked.“I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.