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שׁוּט H7751
H7751 is the Hebrew word שׁוּט, transliterated shûwṭ and said shoot. The King James Version most often renders it run to and fro.
What it means
properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: go (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.
Verses using שׁוּט
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 11:8 · KJV
And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
2 Samuel 24:2 · KJV
For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
2 Samuel 24:8 · KJV
So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
2 Chronicles 16:9 · KJV
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
Job 1:7 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Job 2:2 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Jeremiah 5:1 · KJV
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
Jeremiah 49:3 · KJV
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
Ezekiel 27:8 · KJV
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
Ezekiel 27:26 · KJV
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
Daniel 12:4 · KJV
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Amos 8:12 · KJV
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Zechariah 4:10 · KJV
For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7751 mean?
H7751 is the Hebrew word שׁוּט (shûwṭ), meaning properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel.
How is H7751 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it run to and fro (5 times), going to and fro (2 times), went about (1 time), go now through (1 time), gone (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7751 appear in the Bible?
שׁוּט (shûwṭ) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7751 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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