4794. merutsah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
merutsah: Race, course, running

Original Word: מְרוּצָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: merutsah
Pronunciation: meh-roo-tsah'
Phonetic Spelling: (mer-oo-tsaw')
Definition: Race, course, running
Meaning: a race

Word Origin: Derived from the root רוּץ (ruts), meaning "to run."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the New Testament is "τρέχω" (trechō), Strong's Greek #5143, which also means "to run." This term is used in passages like 1 Corinthians 9:24, where Paul speaks of running a race to win the prize, drawing a parallel to the Hebrew concept of merutsah.

Usage: The term "merutsah" refers to the act of running or a race. It is used metaphorically in the Hebrew Bible to describe the swift movement or progress of individuals or events. The word captures the idea of urgency, speed, and the pursuit of a goal.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, running was a common activity, whether in the context of a messenger delivering urgent news, a warrior charging into battle, or a participant in a race. The imagery of running was often used to convey messages of urgency, determination, and the pursuit of divine purposes. The concept of a race or course was also a familiar metaphor for life's journey and the pursuit of righteousness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ruts
Definition
a running, course
NASB Translation
course (2), running (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [מְרוּצָה] noun feminine 1. running.

2 course (of life): —

1 running, mode, style, of running, construct מְרוּצַת 2 Samuel 18:27, מְרֻצַת 2 Samuel 18:27.

2 course (of life), suffix מְרוּצָתָם Jeremiah 8:6 (Qr; > Kt plural מרצותם), Jeremiah 23:10. — II.מְרוּצָה Jeremiah 22:17 see below רצץ.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
course, running

Or mrutsah {mer-oo-tsaw'}; feminine of merowts; a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress -- course, running. Compare mrutsah.

see HEBREW merowts

see HEBREW mrutsah

Forms and Transliterations
בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם במרוצתם כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת כמרצת מְרֽוּצָתָם֙ מְרוּצַ֣ת מרוצת מרוצתם bim·rū·ṣā·ṯām bimrūṣāṯām bimRutzaTam kim·ru·ṣaṯ kimruṣaṯ kimruTzat mə·rū·ṣā·ṯām mə·rū·ṣaṯ mərūṣaṯ mərūṣāṯām meruTzat merutzaTam
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 18:27
HEB: רֹאֶה֙ אֶת־ מְרוּצַ֣ת הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת
NAS: I think the running of the first one
KJV: Me thinketh the running of the foremost
INT: I think the running of the first the running

2 Samuel 18:27
HEB: מְרוּצַ֣ת הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת אֲחִימַ֣עַץ בֶּן־
NAS: of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz
KJV: of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz
INT: the running of the first the running of Ahimaaz the son

Jeremiah 8:6
HEB: [בִּמְרֻצֹותָם כ] (בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם ק) כְּס֥וּס
NAS: turned to his course, Like a horse
KJV: every one turned to his course, as the horse
INT: all manner turned course A horse charging

Jeremiah 23:10
HEB: מִדְבָּ֑ר וַתְּהִ֤י מְרֽוּצָתָם֙ רָעָ֔ה וּגְבוּרָתָ֖ם
NAS: have dried up. Their course also is evil
KJV: are dried up, and their course is evil,
INT: of the wilderness become their course is evil and their might

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4794
4 Occurrences


bim·rū·ṣā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
kim·ru·ṣaṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·rū·ṣaṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·rū·ṣā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
















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