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Esther 3:15
“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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H7323 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.
- Grammar
- הָֽ — particle (definite article)
- רָצִ֞ים — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 104 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:2Genesis 18:7Genesis 24:17Genesis 24:20Genesis 24:28
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רוּץ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.