Know the Word.

Hebrew word

rûwaʻ

roo-ah'

רוּעַ

What it means

to mar

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • shouted10
  • shout9
  • noise4
  • alarm3
  • cry3
  • cried2
  • joy1
  • smart1

Every place it appears 35

Numbers10:9
Judges7:2115:14
2 Chronicles13:1213:15
Job30:5
Proverbs11:15
Jeremiah50:15
Hosea5:8
Joel2:1
Micah4:9
Zephaniah3:14
Zechariah9:9