Berean Strong's Lexicon Ruth: Ruth Original Word: רוּת Word Origin: Of uncertain derivation, possibly from the Hebrew root רְעִי (re'i), meaning "friend" or "companion." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - The Book of Ruth: The entire narrative is dedicated to her story, detailing her loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi, her gleaning in the fields of Boaz, and her eventual marriage to Boaz, which secures her place in the lineage of David and ultimately Jesus Christ. - Ruth 1:16-17 (BSB): "But Ruth replied, 'Do not urge me to leave you or 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. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.'" 10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: - G4503: Ῥούθ (Routh) - The Greek transliteration of Ruth, used in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 1:5). Usage: Ruth is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. Cultural and Historical Background: It refers to a Moabite woman who becomes the great-grandmother of King David. Her account is a testament to loyalty, faith, and divine providence. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom raah Definition "friendship," a Moabite ancestress of David NASB Translation Ruth (12). Brown-Driver-Briggs רוּת proper name, feminine Ruth (for רְעוּת, i.e. friendship, Syriac  , Thes LagBN 84, 156; Or. ii. 41 Köii. 1. 481); — Moabitess, ancestress of David, Ruth 1:4,14,16,22; Ruth 2:2,8,21,22; Ruth 3:9; Ruth 4:5,10,13; Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ruth Probably for r'uwth; friend; Ruth, a Moabitess -- Ruth. see HEBREW r'uwth Forms and Transliterations וְר֖וּת וְר֨וּת ורות ר֑וּת ר֜וּת ר֣וּת ר֨וּת רוּת֙ רות Rut rūṯ veRut wə·rūṯ wərūṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ruth 1:4 HEB: וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית ר֑וּת וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָׁ֖ם NAS: of the other Ruth. And they lived KJV: of the other Ruth: and they dwelled INT: and the name of the other Ruth lived there Ruth 1:14 Ruth 1:16 Ruth 1:22 Ruth 2:2 Ruth 2:8 Ruth 2:21 Ruth 2:22 Ruth 3:9 Ruth 4:5 Ruth 4:10 Ruth 4:13 12 Occurrences |
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