Hebrew · Strong's H4794
מְרוּצָה
merutsahmer-oo-tsaw'
a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress
1890 spelling: mᵉrûwtsâh
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress
Rendered in the KJV as
course, running. Compare H4835 (מְרֻצָה).
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם1
- כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת1
- מְרוּצַ֣ת1
- מְרֽוּצָתָם֙1
How it is rendered · 4
- [the] running of1
- course [of life] their1
- in own course their1
- like [the] running of1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncfsc · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 18:27מְרוּצַ֣תmerutzatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”here: [the] running of
- 2 Samuel 18:27כִּמְרֻצַ֖תkimrutzatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”here: like [the] running of
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 8:6בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔םbimrutzotampreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralI have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.here: in own course their
- Jeremiah 23:10מְרֽוּצָתָם֙merutzatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFor the land is full of adulterers— because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up— their course is evil and their power is misused.here: course [of life] their