What does רוּץ · τρέχω mean in the Bible?
רוּץ · τρέχω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to run swiftly or pursue with urgency".
Hebrew · H7323, G5143
רוּץ
To run (for whatever reason, especially to rush ) · to run
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רוּץH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush )
τρέχωG5143to run
Pronunciationtréchō
Metaphorically denotes urgent effort toward a spiritual goal, like a racer striving for victory.
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רוּץ · τρέχω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to run swiftly or pursue with urgency".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7323, G5143?
H7323, G5143 is connected to 104 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to run swiftly or pursue with urgency
Source Gloss
to run swiftly or pursue with urgency
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms40
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense38×
ImperfectHab 2:2 · Jer 51:31 · Job 15:26 · Job 16:14 · Prov 18:10 · Ps 147:15 · 2Sam 18:23 · 2Sam 22:30 · Ps 18:30 · Ps 119:32 · Isa 40:31 · Isa 55:5 · Isa 59:7 · Prov 1:16 · Prov 4:1215×
Participle active1Kgs 1:5 · 2Kgs 5:21 · 2Sam 15:1 · 2Sam 18:22 · 2Sam 18:24 · 2Sam 18:26 · Hag 1:9 · Jer 51:31 · Job 9:2511×
Perfect1Sam 20:36 · Gen 18:7 · 2Kgs 5:20 · Jer 12:5 · Jer 23:215×
Sequential imperfect1Sam 20:36 · 2Kgs 4:26 · 2Sam 18:23 · Zech 2:84×
Cohortative2Sam 18:19 · 2Sam 18:22 · Song 1:43×
Polel1×
ImperfectNah 2:51×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
ImperfectPs 68:321×
Word Origins
רוּץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.