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Lexicon :: Strong's H7321 - rûaʿ

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רוּעַ
Transliteration
rûaʿ
Pronunciation
roo-ah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2135

Strong’s Definitions

רוּעַ rûwaʻ, roo-ah'; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x

The KJV translates Strong's H7321 in the following manner: shout (23x), noise (7x), ..alarm (4x), cry (4x), triumph (3x), smart (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x
The KJV translates Strong's H7321 in the following manner: shout (23x), noise (7x), ..alarm (4x), cry (4x), triumph (3x), smart (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to shout a war-cry or alarm of battle

      2. to sound a signal for war or march

      3. to shout in triumph (over enemies)

      4. to shout in applause

      5. to shout (with religious impulse)

      6. to cry out in distress

    2. (Polal) to utter a shout

    3. (Hithpolel)

      1. to shout in triumph

      2. to shout for joy

  2. (Niphal) destroyed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רוּעַ rûwaʻ, roo-ah'; 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.
STRONGS H7321: Abbreviations
† [ַרוּע] verb
Hiph.40
1. raise a shout.
2. give a blast with clarion or horn (Late Hebrew id., Hiph.; Thes compare Arabic bdb092905 utter a grumbling cry); — Perfect 3rd person masculine plural ּהֵרִיעו Judges 15:14; Ezra 3:11, ּהֵרֵעו 1 Samuel 17:20, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular ַיָרִיע Isaiah 42:13; Psalm 41:12, וַיָּ֫רַע Joshua 6:20, etc.; Imperative feminine singular הָרִיעִי Zechariah 9:9; masculine plural ּהָרִיעו Joshua 6:10 +; Infinitive construct ַהָרִיע 2 Chronicles 13:12, 15; Participle plural מְרִיעִים Ezra 3:13; —
1. shout a war-cry, or alarm of battle, Joshua 6:10 (3 times in verse); Joshua 6:16, 20; Judges 7:21; 1 Samuel 17:52; Isaiah 42:13; 2 Chronicles 13:15 (twice in verse); הריע תְּרוּעָה 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); || תקע שׁוֺפָר Hosea 5:8, compare Joel 2:1; with על against 2 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: תְּרוּעָה ׳הר 1 Samuel 4:5; Ezra 3:11, 13; so in public worship with music and sacrifice, with ְל, to God Psalm 47:2; Psalm 66:1; Psalm 81:2; Psalm 95:1; Psalm 95:2; Psalm 98:4; Psalm 100:1, לפני Psalm 98:6; in joy, תַּחְתִּיּוֺת אֶרֶץ Isaiah 44:23 (|| תָנּוּ שָׁמַיִם).
6. cry out in distress, Isaiah 15:4 (but Du Bu יָֽרְעוּ tremble); ַלָמָּה תָרִיעִי רֵ֑ע Micah 4:9 (of Zion under figure of woman, but perhaps read ַלמה תָּרוֺעִי רֹע why art thou broken all to pieces? as Proverbs 11:15).
Po`lal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular impersonal לֹא יְרֹעָ֑ע Isaiah 16:10 a shout shall not be uttered (of joy in harvest; || יְרֻנָּן).
Hithpō`l. Imperfect 1st person singular אֶתְרוֺעָ֑ע Psalm 108:10; 3rd person masculine plural ּיִתְרוֺעֲעו Psalm 65:14; Imperative feminine singular הִתְרוֺעָ֑עִי Psalm 60:10; —
1. shout in triumph: with על Psalm 60:10 (subject Philistia; iron.) || Psalm 108:10 (subject ׳י).
2. shout for joy, Psalm 65:14 (meadows, valleys; || שׁיר).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

10:7; 10:9

Joshua

6:5; 6:10; 6:10; 6:16; 6:20; 6:20; 6:20

Judges

7:21; 15:14; 15:14

1 Samuel

4:5; 10:24; 17:20; 17:20; 17:52

2 Chronicles

13:12; 13:12; 13:15; 13:15

Ezra

3:11; 3:11; 3:13; 3:13

Job

30:5; 38:7

Psalms

41:12; 41:12; 47:2; 60:10; 60:10; 66:1; 81:2; 95:1; 95:2; 98:4; 98:6; 100:1; 108:10; 108:10

Proverbs

11:15

Isaiah

15:4; 16:10; 42:13; 42:13; 44:23

Jeremiah

50:15

Hosea

5:8

Joel

2:1

Micah

4:9

Zephaniah

3:14

Zechariah

9:9; 9:9

H7321

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Strong's Number H7321 matches the Hebrew רוּעַ (rûaʿ),
which occurs 44 times in 40 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:7 - But when you call the people to an assembly, blow the trumpets with a different signal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:9 - “When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:5 - When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams’ horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:10 - “Do not shout; do not even talk,” Joshua commanded. “Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout. Then shout!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:16 - The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the town!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:20 - When the people heard the sound of the rams’ horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the town and captured it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:21 - Each man stood at his position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed around in a panic, shouting as they ran to escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - As Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting in triumph. But the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon Samson, and he snapped the ropes on his arms as if they were burnt strands of flax, and they fell from his wrists.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:5 - When all the Israelites saw the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD coming into the camp, their shout of joy was so loud it made the ground shake!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:24 - Then Samuel said to all the people, “This is the man the LORD has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is like him!”
And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:20 - So David left the sheep with another shepherd and set out early the next morning with the gifts, as Jesse had directed him. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelite army was leaving for the battlefield with shouts and battle cries.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:52

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:52 - Then the men of Israel and Judah gave a great shout of triumph and rushed after the Philistines, chasing them as far as Gath[fn] and the gates of Ekron. The bodies of the dead and wounded Philistines were strewn all along the road from Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:12 - So you see, God is with us. He is our leader. His priests blow their trumpets and lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:15 - and the men of Judah began to shout. At the sound of their battle cry, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel and routed them before Abijah and the army of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:11 - With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the LORD:
“He is so good!
His faithful love for Israel endures forever!” Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the LORD because the foundation of the LORD’s Temple had been laid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:13 - The joyful shouting and weeping mingled together in a loud noise that could be heard far in the distance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:5 - They are driven from human society,
and people shout at them as if they were thieves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:7 - as the morning stars sang together
and all the angels[fn] shouted for joy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:11 - I know you are pleased with me,
for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

Come, everyone! Clap your hands!
Shout to God with joyful praise!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:8 - But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant,
and I will wipe my feet on Edom
and shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:13 - The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep,
and the valleys are carpeted with grain.
They all shout and sing for joy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:1 - For the choir director: A song. A psalm.

Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.[fn]

Sing praises to God, our strength.
Sing to the God of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:1 - Come, let us sing to the LORD!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:2 - Let us come to him with thanksgiving.
Let us sing psalms of praise to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:4 - Shout to the LORD, all the earth;
break out in praise and sing for joy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:6 - with trumpets and the sound of the ram’s horn.
Make a joyful symphony before the LORD, the King!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 100:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:1 - A psalm of thanksgiving.

Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:9 - But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant,
and I will wipe my feet on Edom
and shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:4 - The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out;
their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz!
The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror.
They will be helpless with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:10 - Gone now is the gladness,
gone the joy of harvest.
There will be no singing in the vineyards,
no more happy shouts,
no treading of grapes in the winepresses.
I have ended all their harvest joys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:13 - The LORD will march forth like a mighty hero;
he will come out like a warrior, full of fury.
He will shout his battle cry
and crush all his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:23 - Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done this wondrous thing.
Shout for joy, O depths of the earth!
Break into song,
O mountains and forests and every tree!
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob
and is glorified in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - Shout war cries against her from every side.
Look! She surrenders!
Her walls have fallen.
It is the LORD’s vengeance,
so take vengeance on her.
Do to her as she has done to others!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:8 - “Sound the alarm in Gibeah!
Blow the trumpet in Ramah!
Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven[fn]!
Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:1 - Sound the alarm in Jerusalem[fn]!
Raise the battle cry on my holy mountain!
Let everyone tremble in fear
because the day of the LORD is upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:9 - But why are you now screaming in terror?
Have you no king to lead you?
Have your wise people all died?
Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:14 - Sing, O daughter of Zion;
shout aloud, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 - Rejoice, O people of Zion![fn]
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,[fn]
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.
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