Hebrew word study
רוּעַ H7321
- Transliteration
- rûwaʻ
- Pronunciation
- roo-ah'
- KJV glosses
- blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.
Lexical summary
to mar (especially by breaking)
figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to mar (especially by breaking)
figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information