Mᵉrûwtsâh — H4794

Definition

feminine noun

a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress

1. running, course (of life)
1. running, mode or style of running
2. course (of life)

Usually translated as

course, running

Origin

or mᵉrutsâh; feminine of H4793

• Mêrôwts (H4793)

Greek equivalents

• drómos (G1408)

Occurrences

Mᵉrûwtsâh occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), Jeremiah (2)

• 2 Samuel 18:27 — And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running (מְרוּצַ֣ת) of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
• 2 Samuel 18:27 — And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running (כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת) of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
• Jeremiah 8:6 — I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course (בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם), as the horse rusheth into the battle.
• Jeremiah 23:10 — For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course (מְרֽוּצָתָם֙) is evil, and their force is not right.