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רוּק

𐤓𐤅𐤒

rûwq

H7324 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To pour out, empty, or draw out (a vessel or its contents), either in a literal sense of physically pouring a substance from one container to another, or in a figurative sense of being made bare, deprived, or deserted. The verb can describe the act of physically emptying vessels (such as pitchers or bowls), but is often used metaphorically to describe abandoning a place, exhausting resources, or military devastation (e.g., the emptiness left after a siege).

Semantic Range

to empty (a vessel or place), to pour out (liquid, people, resources), to make or become empty, to drain out, to be deserted, to deprive, to devastate, to evacuate

Root / Etymology

From the root רוק, which conveys the idea of pouring out or emptying. The base root meaning is to make empty, to pour out, or to drain. The actual verb רוּק develops from this sense, denoting specifically the action of transferring contents from a vessel or place so that it is left empty or depleted.

Historical & Contextual Notes

רוּק is common in narrative and poetic passages. In practical contexts (e.g., Genesis 24:20), it describes Rebekah drawing water and emptying a jar. The term sees figurative use in the prophets, often with reference to depopulation, loss, or devastation (e.g., cities left 'empty' after military action; see Isaiah 24:1, Jeremiah 51:34). The metaphor of pouring out one's heart or life appears in poetic books, indicating emotional depletion or extremity. The idiom 'to make bare the arm' (Isaiah 52:10) employs a cognate root and a similar word pattern but is a distinct expression. In post-exilic and later texts, the verb aligns with a continued primary sense of emptying or laying bare, with little evidence of significant semantic shift. English translations like 'pour out,' 'empty,' and 'cast out' approximate the core meaning but may miss figurative nuances, particularly in prophetic poetry, where devastation or depletion is in view.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. empty; [idiom] arm, cast out, draw (out), (make) empty, pour forth (out).

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

רוק (rûwq) — to empty, pour out, drain

Root רוק to empty, pour out, drain
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7385 רִיק to emptiness
H7386 רֵיק the empty men
H7535 רַק only

Word Forms

13 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7324-01 אָרִ֣יק ariq HVhi1cs I will draw I will empty out I will draw 4
H7324-08 וַ/הֲרִיקֹתִ֥י vahariqoti HC/Vhq1cs and-I-will-draw-out and I emptied out and I will empty out 2
H7324-11 וְ/הֵרִ֤יקוּ veheriqu HC/Vhq3cp and they shall draw and they emptied out and they emptied out 2
H7324-13 יָרִ֔יקוּ yariqu HVhi3mp they empty they will empty out they will empty out 2
H7324-02 אֲרִיקֵֽ/ם ariqem HVhi1cs/Sp3mp I-will-pour-out-them I will empty them out I will empty them out 1
H7324-03 הַֽ/מְרִיקִ֥ים hameriqim HTd/Vhrmpa that pour out the ones emptying out the ones emptying out 1
H7324-04 הוּרַ֤ק huraq HVHp3ms been emptied was emptied out was emptied out 1
H7324-05 לְ/הָרִיק֙ lehariq HR/Vhc to empty to empty out to empty out 1
H7324-06 מְרִיקִ֣ים meriqim HVhrmpa were emptying those pouring out emptying 1
H7324-07 תּוּרַ֣ק turaq HVHi3fs poured forth she will be emptied is poured out 1

Occurrences in Scripture

19 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7324-09 Genesis 14:14 וַ/יָּ֨רֶק vayareq HC/Vhw3ms he armed and he emptied out and he armed
H7324-06 Genesis 42:35 מְרִיקִ֣ים meriqim HVhrmpa were emptying those pouring out emptying
H7324-01 Exodus 15:9 אָרִ֣יק ariq HVhi1cs I will draw I will empty out I will empty out
H7324-08 Leviticus 26:33 וַ/הֲרִיקֹתִ֥י vahariqoti HC/Vhq1cs and-I-will-draw-out and I emptied out and I will empty out
H7324-05 Isaiah 32:6 לְ/הָרִיק֙ lehariq HR/Vhc to empty to empty out to empty out
H7324-04 Jeremiah 48:11 הוּרַ֤ק huraq HVHp3ms been emptied was emptied out was emptied out
H7324-13 Jeremiah 48:12 יָרִ֔יקוּ yariqu HVhi3mp they will empty they will empty out they will empty out
H7324-01 Ezekiel 5:2 אָרִ֥יק ariq HVhi1cs I will draw I will empty out I will draw
H7324-01 Ezekiel 5:12 אָרִ֥יק ariq HVhi1cs I will draw I will empty out I will draw
H7324-01 Ezekiel 12:14 אָרִ֥יק ariq HVhi1cs I will draw out I will empty out I will draw out
H7324-11 Ezekiel 28:7 וְ/הֵרִ֤יקוּ veheriqu HC/Vhq3cp and they will draw and they emptied out and they will empty out
H7324-11 Ezekiel 30:11 וְ/הֵרִ֤יקוּ veheriqu HC/Vhq3cp and they shall draw and they emptied out and they emptied out
H7324-12 Habakkuk 1:17 יָרִ֣יק yariq HVhi3ms does he empty he will empty out he will empty out
H7324-03 Zechariah 4:12 הַֽ/מְרִיקִ֥ים hameriqim HTd/Vhrmpa that pour out the ones emptying out the ones emptying out
H7324-08 Malachi 3:10 וַ/הֲרִיקֹתִ֥י vahariqoti HC/Vhq1cs and pour out and I emptied out and I will pour out
H7324-02 Psalms 18:43 אֲרִיקֵֽ/ם ariqem HVhi1cs/Sp3mp I-will-pour-out-them I will empty them out I will empty them out
H7324-10 Psalms 35:3 וְ/הָ֘רֵ֤ק vehareq HC/Vhv2ms and-draw-out and empty out and draw out
H7324-07 Song of Songs 1:3 תּוּרַ֣ק turaq HVHi3fs poured forth she will be emptied is poured out
H7324-13 Ecclesiastes 11:3 יָרִ֔יקוּ yariqu HVhi3mp they empty they will empty out they will empty out
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