רוּעַ

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast
• 2.(hiphil)
• 3.(polal) to utter a shout
• 4.(niphal) destroyed
• 5.(hithpolel)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: rûwaʻ; Pronunciation: roo-ah'