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Jeremiah 51:31

“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,” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רוּץrûwts · roots
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
  • רָ֤ץ — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVqrmsa
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.

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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.