Ruth
ῬούθStrong’s G4503Rhouth
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Rhouth is the Greek word usually translated “ruth”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;”
Meaning
Usually translated “ruth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ruth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
Ῥούθ Rhouth · Ruth
Ῥoύθ, ἡ indecl. (Heb. רוּת), Ruth: Mat.15:1-39.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ruth” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RUTH, noun
[from rue.]
- Mercy; pity; tenderness; sorrow for the misery of another obsolete
- Misery; sorrow. obsolete
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.