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Genesis 24:17
“And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
רוּץrûwts · roots
H7323 · Hebrew
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
- וַ — conjunction
- יָּ֥רָץ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 104 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:2Genesis 18:7Genesis 24:20Genesis 24:28Genesis 24:29
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.