Word Study · Strong's H7470 · Hebrew
רְעוּת
reuth
reh-ooth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: rᵉʻûwth
“desire”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
desire
Rendered in the KJV as
pleasure, will.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וּרְע֥וּת1
- כִּרְע֥וּת1
How it is rendered · 2
- according to [the] will of1
- and [the] will of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- AC/Ncfsc · 1
- AR/Ncfsc · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Ezra2 occurrences
- Ezra 5:17וּרְע֥וּתureutconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.here: and [the] will of
- Ezra 7:18כִּרְע֥וּתkirutpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.here: according to [the] will of
Same headword in Strong's