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Strong's H7323 רוּץ (ruts)

Ruts means “break down” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7323
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 92
Books 23

Strong's H7323 Quick Answer

Strong's H7323 רוּץ (ruwts) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ruwts (roots) v. 1. to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) [a primitive root] It has 92 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include run, guard, ran, down, and she. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ruwts (roots) v. 1. to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) [a primitive root]
Usage
92 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
run, guard, ran, down, and she

Meaning and Definition

ruwts (roots) v. 1. to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) [a primitive root] KJV: break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

Original Word
רוּץ
Transliteration
ruwts
Derivation
Root: רוץ
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7323. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to run: run

Usage: : run/runner/messenger 1) to run 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to run 1a2) runners (participle as subst) 1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry 1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away

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How Strong's H7323 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ruwts, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

run 1 Samuel 8:11 34× guard 1 Kings 14:27 down 1 Samuel 3:5 ran Genesis 18:2 she Genesis 24:20 breaketh Job 16:14 bringeth 2 Samuel 18:26 brought Genesis 41:14 her Genesis 24:28 speedily 2 Chronicles 35:13

How Strong's H7323 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 92 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7323 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7323 in the Old Testament

92 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 18:2 KJV

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Genesis 18:7 KJV

And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

Genesis 24:17 KJV

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

Usage Excerpts

First 92 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7323.

Genesis 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
Genesis 18:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
Genesis 24:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Genesis 24:20 Old Testament, KJV
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
Genesis 24:28 Old Testament, KJV
And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.
Genesis 24:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
Genesis 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
Genesis 29:13 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
Genesis 33:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
Genesis 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
Numbers 11:27 Old Testament, KJV
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
Numbers 16:47 Old Testament, KJV
And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
Joshua 7:22 Old Testament, KJV
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
Joshua 8:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
Judges 7:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
Judges 13:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.
1 Samuel 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
1 Samuel 4:12 Old Testament, KJV
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
1 Samuel 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
1 Samuel 10:23 Old Testament, KJV
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
1 Samuel 17:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp of thy brethren;
1 Samuel 17:22 Old Testament, KJV
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
1 Samuel 17:48 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
1 Samuel 17:51 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
1 Samuel 20:6 Old Testament, KJV
If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
1 Samuel 20:36 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
1 Samuel 22:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
2 Samuel 15:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
2 Samuel 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
2 Samuel 18:21 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
2 Samuel 18:22 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
2 Samuel 18:23 Old Testament, KJV
But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
2 Samuel 18:24 Old Testament, KJV
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
2 Samuel 18:26 Old Testament, KJV
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
2 Samuel 22:30 Old Testament, KJV
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
1 Kings 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
1 Kings 14:27 Old Testament, KJV
And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.
1 Kings 14:28 Old Testament, KJV
And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
1 Kings 18:46 Old Testament, KJV
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
1 Kings 19:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
2 Kings 4:22 Old Testament, KJV
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
2 Kings 4:26 Old Testament, KJV
Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well:
2 Kings 5:20 Old Testament, KJV
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
2 Kings 5:21 Old Testament, KJV
So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
2 Kings 10:25 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
2 Kings 11:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.
2 Kings 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
2 Kings 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.
2 Kings 11:13 Old Testament, KJV
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
2 Kings 11:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
2 Kings 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
2 Chronicles 12:10 Old Testament, KJV
Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.
2 Chronicles 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
2 Chronicles 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
2 Chronicles 30:6 Old Testament, KJV
So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
2 Chronicles 30:10 Old Testament, KJV
So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
2 Chronicles 35:13 Old Testament, KJV
And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
Esther 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
Esther 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Esther 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
Esther 8:14 Old Testament, KJV
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
Job 9:25 Old Testament, KJV
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
Job 15:26 Old Testament, KJV
He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
Job 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
Psalms 18:29 Old Testament, KJV
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
Psalms 19:5 Old Testament, KJV
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Psalms 59:4 Old Testament, KJV
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Psalms 68:31 Old Testament, KJV
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Psalms 119:32 Old Testament, KJV
I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Psalms 147:15 Old Testament, KJV
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
Proverbs 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 4:12 Old Testament, KJV
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Proverbs 6:18 Old Testament, KJV
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 18:10 Old Testament, KJV
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Song of Solomon 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
Isaiah 40:31 Old Testament, KJV
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 55:5 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
Isaiah 59:7 Old Testament, KJV
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Jeremiah 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Jeremiah 23:21 Old Testament, KJV
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Jeremiah 49:19 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah 50:44 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah 51:31 Old Testament, KJV
One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
Daniel 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
Joel 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
Joel 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
Joel 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Amos 6:12 Old Testament, KJV
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
Nahum 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
Habakkuk 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Haggai 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Zechariah 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7323, grouped by book.

Genesis 10 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 11 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 8 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 11 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Old Testament
Esther 4 usages, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 3 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7323 FAQ

What does ruts (רוּץ) mean?

Ruts (Strong's H7323) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "break down". ruwts (roots) v. 1. to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) [a primitive root]

How many times is ruts (רוּץ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 92 linked usages for Strong's H7323 across 23 books.

Where can I study ruts (רוּץ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7323 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ruts (רוּץ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as run, guard, ran, down, she, and her. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.