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רוּת H7327

H7327 is the Hebrew word רוּת, transliterated Rûwth and said rooth. The King James Version most often renders it ruth.

Word: רוּתTransliteration: RûwthSaid: roothLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

Ruth, a Moabitess.

Where it comes from

probably for H7468 (רְעוּת); friend.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ruth 10×also of ruth 1×moreover ruth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Ruth.

Verses using רוּת

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

Ruth 1:4 · KJV

And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

Ruth 1:14 · KJV

And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

Ruth 1:16 · KJV

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

Ruth 1:22 · KJV

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

Ruth 2:2 · KJV

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

Ruth 2:8 · KJV

Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

Ruth 2:21 · KJV

And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.

Ruth 2:22 · KJV

And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

Ruth 3:9 · KJV

And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

Ruth 4:5 · KJV

Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

Ruth 4:10 · KJV

Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.

Ruth 4:13 · KJV

So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7327 mean?

H7327 is the Hebrew word רוּת (Rûwth), meaning Ruth, a Moabitess.

How is H7327 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ruth (10 times), also of ruth (1 time), moreover ruth (1 time).

How many times does H7327 appear in the Bible?

רוּת (Rûwth) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7327 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably for H7468 (רְעוּת); friend.

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