רֻ֗ץ

𐤓𐤑

ruts

run

a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush); break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

H7323

Zechariah 2:8 · Word #3

Lexicon H7323

Lemmaרוּץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤅𐤑
Transliterationrûwts
Strong'sH7323
In-contextrun

Morphology HVqv2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7323-09

Run!

Rootרוץ (r-w-ṣ)
Core Meaningsrunning, rushing, hastening, swift movement
Semantic Rangeto run, rush, hasten, move quickly, carry swiftly, run to deliver news, pursue rapidly
Conceptual SignificanceThe verb often conveys urgency, eagerness, or zeal—whether in obedience, pursuit, proclamation, or escape. In biblical narrative it can express wholehearted responsiveness, decisive action, or the swift unfolding of events.
Morphological NotesVerb in the Qal stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine singular (HVqv2ms). A direct command addressed to one male individual.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal imperative masculine singular, a direct command to one male to engage in swift movement. "Run!" preserves the core idea of rapid motion inherent in the root רוץ while accurately reflecting the second person masculine singular imperative form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root רוץ (running, rushing, hastening, swift movement)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7323-01 aruts I run
H7323-02 arutsah Let me run
H7323-03 haratsim the runners
haratsin the running ones
H7323-04 laratsim to the runners
H7323-05 laruts to run swiftly
H7323-06 rats he ran
H7323-07 ratsim running men
H7323-08 ratsu they have run
H7323-10 taruts you run
H7323-11 vatarats and she ran
H7323-12 vayarats and he ran
H7323-13 vayarutsu and they rushed
H7323-14 veratsu and they ran
H7323-15 yaruts he runs swiftly
H7323-16 yarutsu they run
H7323-17 yerutsun they run swiftly

Word Usage (104 occurrences of H7323)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 18:2 וַ/יָּ֤רָץ vayarats and he ran
Genesis 18:7 רָ֣ץ rats ran
Genesis 24:17 וַ/יָּ֥רָץ vayarats ran