Ruthless
עָרִיץStrong’s H6184arits (a-rits)
Appears in 20 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Arits is the Hebrew word usually translated “ruthless”, “ruthless of” and “ruthless person”. It appears in 20 verses of the Old Testament.
“Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?”
Meaning
- Awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty
How it's translated
- ruthless 11
- ruthless of 4
- and ruthless 2
- for ruthless 1
- ruthless person 1
- a ruthless 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 7
- Ezekiel 4
- Job 3
- Psalms 3
- Jeremiah 2
- Proverbs 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Job 15:20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
- Job 27:13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
- Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
- Psalms 54:3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
- Psalms 86:14O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
- Proverbs 11:16A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
Hebrew dictionary
עָרִיץ arits · ruthless
awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ruthless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RUTHLESS, adjective
Cruel; pitiless; barbarous; insensible to the miseries of others.
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 Hebrew, not from any one translation.