Hebrew word study

רוּעַrûwaʻ — to mar (especially by breaking)

Pronounced “roo-ah'”

to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)

Translated in the King James as: blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.

Appears 44 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 10:7 Numbers 10:9

Joshua — 7×

Joshua 6:5 Joshua 6:10 Joshua 6:16 Joshua 6:20+ 3 more in Joshua

Judges — 2×

Judges 7:21 Judges 15:14

1 Samuel — 4×

1 Sam 4:5 1 Sam 10:24 1 Sam 17:20 1 Sam 17:52

2 Chronicles — 3×

2 Chr 13:12 2 Chr 13:15+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 2×

Ezra 3:11 Ezra 3:13

Job — 2×

Job 30:5 Job 38:7

Psalms — 12×

Psalms 41:11 Psalms 47:1 Psalms 60:8 Psalms 65:13 Psalms 66:1 Psalms 81:1 Psalms 95:1 Psalms 95:2 Psalms 98:4 Psalms 98:6 Psalms 100:1 Psalms 108:9

Isaiah — 4×

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

Jeremiah — 1×

Hosea — 1×

Joel — 1×

Micah — 1×

Zephaniah — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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