King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H7321
Transliteration: rua
Phonetic Spelling: (roo-ah')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to raise a shout, give a blast
Meaning: to mar, to split the ears, shout
Word Summary
rua: to raise a shout, give a blast
Original Word: רוּעַTransliteration: rua
Phonetic Spelling: (roo-ah')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to raise a shout, give a blast
Meaning: to mar, to split the ears, shout
Strong's Concordance
blow an alarm, cry alarm, aloud, out, destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout for joy, A primitive root; to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. Shout (for alarm or joy) -- blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7321. rua
[רוּעַ] verb Hiph`il40
1 raise a shout.
2 give a blast with clarion or horn (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; Thes compare Arabic utter a grumbling cry); — Perfect3masculine plural הֵרִיעוּ Judges 15:14; Ezra 3:11, הֵרֵעוּ 1 Samuel 17:20, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יָרִיעַ Isaiah 42:13; Psalm 41:12, וַיָּ֫רַע Joshua 6:20, etc.; Imperative feminine singular הָרִיעִי Zechariah 9:9; masculine plural הָרִיעוּ Joshua 6:10 +; Infinitive construct הָרִיעַ2 Chronicles 13:12, 15; Participle plural מְרִיעִים Ezra 3:13; —
1 shout a war-cry, or alarm of battle, Joshua 6:10 (3 t. in verse); 6:16, 20; Judges 7:21; 1 Samuel 17:52; Isaiah 42:13; 2 Chronicles 13:15 (twice in verse); תְּרוּעָה הריע Joshua 6:5, 20; לקראת Judges 15:14; בַּמִּלְחָמָה 1 Samuel 17:20.
2 sound a signal for war or march: with חֲצֹצְרוֺת Numbers 10:7, 9 (P); "" שׁוֺפָר תקע Hosea 5:8, compare Joel 2:1; with על against2 Chronicles 13:12; so also probably Job 30:5 (against a thief).
3 shout in triumph over enemies: with עַל, Jeremiah 50:15; Psalm 41:12; absolute Zephaniah 3:14 ("" רנן).
4 shout in applause: absolute 1 Samuel 10:24; Zechariah 9:9, compare (of angels) Job 38:7.
5 shout with religious impulse: ׳הר תְּרוּעָה 1 Samuel 4:5; Ezra 3:11, 13; so in public worship with music and sacrifice, with לְ, to God Psalm 47:2; 66:1; 81:2; 95:1; 95:2; 98:4; 100:1, לפני 98:6; in joy, אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּיּוֺת Isaiah 44:23 ("" שָׁמַיִם תָנּוּ).
6 cry out in distress, Isaiah 15:4 (but Du Bu יָָֽרְעוּ tremble); רֵ֑עַ תָרִיעִי לָמָּה Micah 4:9 (of Zion under figure of woman, but perhaps read רֹעַ תָּרוֺעִי למה why art thou broken all to pieces? as Proverbs 11:15).
Po`lal. Imperfect3masculine singular impersonal יְרֹעָ֑ע לֹא Isaiah 16:10 a shout shall not be uttered (of joy in harvest; "" יְרֻנָּן).
Hithpo`lel Imperfect1singular אֶתְרוֺעָ֑ע Psalm 108:10; 3masculine plural יִתְרוֺעֲעוּ Psalm 65:14; Imperative feminine singular הִתְרוֺעָ֑עִי 60:10; —
1 shout in triumph: with על Psalm 60:10 (subject Philistia; iron.) "" 108:10 (subject ׳י).
2 shout for joy, Psalm 65:14 (meadows, valleys; "" שׁיר).