Psalms 19:5 — Word Study
WLCוְה֗וּא כְּ֭חָתָן יֹצֵ֣א מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ יָשִׂ֥ישׂ כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר לָר֥וּץ אֹֽרַח׃
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| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְה֗וּא | and it | Conjunction, pronoun |
| כְּ֭חָתָן | [is] like a bridegroom | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| יֹצֵ֣א | going forth | Verb, Qal, participle (active) masculine singular |
| מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ | from chamber his | Preposition, noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| יָשִׂ֥ישׂ | it rejoices | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person masculine singular |
| כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר | like a mighty [man] | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| לָר֥וּץ | to run | Preposition, verb qal infinitive construct common |
| אֹֽרַח׃ | a path | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course, |
| KJV | Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. |
| ASV | Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course. |
| YLT | And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path. |
| WEB | which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course. |
| BBE | Who is like a newly married man coming from his bride-tent, and is glad like a strong runner starting on his way. |
Where they part company is יֹצֵא — see How Translations Differ.
The verse features a main clause with two similes, creating a vivid comparison that enhances the imagery.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectכֹּל
verbיָצָא
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Deep Study — Psalms 19:5
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — The Glory of Creationgenerated
Psalm 19:5 is part of a passage that marvels at the heavens and their declaration of God's glory. The psalmist uses vivid imagery to illustrate how the sun, like a bridegroom and a champion, joyfully fulfills its course across the sky. This reflects the order and beauty of creation, as seen in the verses surrounding it, where the sun's journey symbolizes God's presence and power in the world.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah 61:10 | I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. |
| 2 | Isaiah 62:5 | For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you. |
| 3 | John 3:29 | The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. |
| 4 | Ecclesiastes 1:5 | The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises. |
| 5 | 1 Corinthians 9:24–26 | Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יֹצֵא, yo.Tze'generated
The word יֹצֵא (yo.Tze') is a participle from the verb יָצָא (yatsa'), meaning 'to go out' or 'to come out'. It emphasizes the action of emerging or departing from a place, in this case, the sun emerging from its chamber.
As a masculine singular participle, it conveys the ongoing action of the sun as it rises, reinforcing the imagery of vitality and movement. This word captures the essence of emergence, suggesting a powerful and dynamic presence.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main action of the verse is governed by the verbs יֹצֵא (yo.Tze') and יָשִׂ֥ישׂ (ya.Sis), with phrases describing the subjects: the bridegroom and the champion. The structure highlights the parallelism typical in Hebrew poetry.
The first clause introduces the bridegroom emerging, followed by the champion's joyful action, creating a rhythm that enhances the celebratory tone of the verse.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יֹצֵא as ἐχῆλθεν (echēlthen), which also means 'to go out' or 'to emerge'. This choice aligns with the Hebrew meaning but may imply a more definitive action of departure.
This translation choice maintains the imagery of emergence while potentially broadening the context to include a sense of arrival or coming forth, as seen in the Greek text.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Psalm 19:5 compares the sun's rising to a bridegroom coming out of his chamber and a champion ready to run. This imagery highlights joy and strength, illustrating the sun's powerful journey across the sky.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The comparison to a bridegroom signifies joy, celebration, and the beginning of a new journey, much like the sun's emergence marks the start of a new day.
The champion represents strength and eagerness, emphasizing the vitality and energy of the sun as it rises and runs its course across the sky.
This verse contributes to the theme of Psalm 19 by illustrating how creation itself declares the glory of God, with the sun serving as a powerful symbol of His majesty.
The imagery of the sun teaches us about the joy and strength inherent in God's creation, encouraging us to reflect on the beauty and order of the world around us.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How does the imagery of the sun as a bridegroom and champion inspire you in your daily life?
- In what ways can you celebrate the beauty of creation as the psalmist does?
- How does understanding the joy of the sun's emergence impact your view of the day ahead?
- What other biblical imagery resonates with you in terms of strength and joy?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early church fathers referenced this verse to illustrate the glory of Christ and the order of creation, highlighting the sun's joyful emergence.
He it is who “comes forth as a bridegroom from his bridal chamber.” For he [returns] even to the height; “since no one has ascended into heaven except him who has descended from heaven,Early Church Fathers on Psalms 19 →
Consider the apt disposition of the sun, or rather of him whose ordering determined its course; how in summer it is higher in the heavens and makes the days longer, thereby giving people good time for their works,Early Church Fathers on Psalms 19 →
The sun renders the day brighter, shedding its rays like flashing lights and day by day revealing its own beauty in full bloom: as soon as it appears at dawn,Early Church Fathers on Psalms 19 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Psalms 19:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleWhich is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,.... His nuptial chamber, on which Elias writes (y), "we call the garment (or canopy) spread over the head of the bridegroom and bride, supported by
Read John Gill on Psalms 19 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryWhich is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. Which is as a bridegroom ... and rejoiceth as a strong man - Hebrew, a hero.
Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 19 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleAs a bridegroom; gloriously adorned with light as with a beautiful garment, and smiling upon the lower world with a pleasant countenance. Coming out of his chamber; in which he is poetically supposed to have rested all night, and thence to break forth as it were on a sudden, as both sacred and profane poets represent the matter. As a strong man; who being conscious and confident of his own strength, and promising to himself victory and the glory which attends it, sets upon his work with great pleasure.
Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 19 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsPsalms 19:5 Which [is] as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, [and] rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.Ver. 5. Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber] sc. After long expectation, with a great, deal of pomp and gaiety; such is the sun rasing, when he first showeth himself above our horizon. Kimchi addeth, that as the bride groom when he is abroad hasteneth home to his bride, so doth the sun to his descent, anhelat ad occasum, Ecclesiastes 1:5. And rejoiceth as a strong man (or champion) to run a race] Readily running, and effectually affecting all things with his heat. The Persian angari, or posts, the ostrich, the wild ass, the bustard, the dromedary, the eagle, is…
Read John Trapp on Psalms 19 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Which is.—Better, and he is. The suddenness of the Oriental sunrise is finely caught in the image of the uplifted tent-curtain and appearance of the radiant hero (“strong man;” Heb., gibbor. Comp. Judges 5:31). This want of twilight, this absence of silent preparation for the supreme moment, distinguishes Eastern songs of sunrise from the poetry of the West. There are no musterings of “mute companies of changeful clouds,” no “avant couriers of the light,” no “grey lines fretting the clouds as messengers of day.” Unheralded, unannounced, the sun leaps forth in all his splendour—a young bridegroom with the joy of the wedding-day still on his countenance, a hero leaping forth on his path…
Read Charles John Ellicott on Psalms 19 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 5. Which is as a bridegroom, c.] This is a reference to the rising of the sun, as the following verse is to the setting. He makes his appearance above the horizon with splendour and majesty every creature seems to rejoice at his approach; and during the whole of his course, through his whole circuit, his apparent revolution from east to west, and from one tropic to the same again, no part of the earth is deprived of its proper proportion of light and heat. The sun is compared to a bridegroom in his ornaments, because of the glory and splendour of his rays; and to a giant or strong man running a race, because of the power of his light and heat. The apparent motion of the sun, in his…
Read AdamClarke on Psalms 19 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges5. Thence he comes forth morning by morning like the bridegroom in all the splendour of his bridal attire, in all the freshness of youthful vigour and buoyant happiness (Isaiah 61:10; Isaiah 62:5): like the hero exulting in the consciousness of strength, and eager to put it to the proof. Cp. Judges 5:31.
Read Cambridge on Psalms 19 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleWhich is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber - That is, when he rises in the morning. He rises from the darkness of the night, and comes forth as the bridegroom comes out of the chamber where he has slept.
Read Albert Barnes on Psalms 19 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course.
Tyndale line
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Which commeth forth as a bridegrome out of his chamber, and reioyceth like a mightie man to runne his race.
Strictly literal
And he is as a bridegroom going forth from his chamber; he rejoiceth as a strong man to run the race.
And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path.
And he, as a bridegroom, goes out from his covering, || He rejoices as a mighty one || To run the path.
(19:6) And he goeth out as a bridegroom from his chamber, he is glad like a strong man to run his course;
The sun is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber and like a strong man who rejoices when he runs his race.
From the Latin
May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.
Simplified
It's like a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a fit athlete happy to run a race.
Who is like a newly married man coming from his bride-tent, and is glad like a strong runner starting on his way.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text presents the verse as וְה֗וּא כְּ֭חָתָן יֹצֵ֣א מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ יָשִׂ֥ישׂ כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר לָר֥וּץ אֹֽרַח׃. The Septuagint matches six of the eight words, maintaining the core imagery, while the Dead Sea Scrolls show some restoration but align with the Masoretic Text in essence.
וְה֗וּא כְּ֭חָתָן יֹצֵ֣א מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ יָשִׂ֥ישׂ כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר לָר֥וּץ אֹֽרַח׃
6 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
[בכול] [הארץ] [יצא] [קו׳ם] [ובקצי] [תבל] [מלי׳המה] [לשמש] שם אוהל [ב׳המה]
1 word on the leather — 1 partly restored, 9 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Psalms 19:5
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.
הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it
an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
It resumes the subj. with emph.
Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
As an emph. predicate, of God
In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
base
H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
. It resumes the subj. with emph.
. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
. As an emph. predicate, of God
. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
1931 huw' hoo
of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a
primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or
it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also
(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;
sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally
(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),
it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,
this, those, which (is), who.
הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.
pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article)
HC/Pp3ms — Conjunction · pronounHC/Pp3ms
חָתָן (chathan) refers to a daughter's husband, bridegroom, or husband. It is derived from a root meaning a relative by marriage, particularly through the bride. The term encompasses both familial and marital relationships, with a figurative sense relating to religious espousal.
חָתָן n.m. daughter's husband, bridegroom
in relation to a father, daughter’s husband, or bridegroom
in relation to the bride, bridegroom
base
H2860 חָתָן daughter's husband, bridegroom
2860 chathan khaw-thawn'
from 2859; a relative by marriage (especially through the
bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of
religious espousal):--bridegroom, husband, son in law.
see HEBREW for 02859
חָתָן (cha.tan) — son-in-law.
son-in-law, daughter's husband, bridegroom, husband
HR/Ncmsa — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHR/Ncmsa
יָצָא (yatsa') is a Hebrew verb meaning to go or come out, with various applications including departure, escape, and emergence. It can refer to both animate and inanimate subjects and emphasizes the idea of origin or source. The verb appears in different forms, such as Qal, Hiphil, and Hophal, indicating actions like leading out or being brought forth.
יָצָא 1068 vb. go or come out
Qal
go or come out or forth
from (מִן) a place
go forth from (the presence of) a person
in technical senses
of flight, involving escape
depart
of inanimate things
with especial emphasis on idea of origin, source
of children as going forth from loins (of father)
go forth to a place
go forward, proceed to or toward something
come or go forth, with esp. ref. to purpose or result
of combinations
Hiph.
cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
fig. obj. persons, bring out of (מִן) distress, etc.
bring out animals
inanimate obj.
fig. subj. י׳, bring forth from (מִן)
Hoph. be brought forth
base
H3318 יָצָא go or come out .. go or come out or forth . from (מִן) a place
. go forth from (the presence of) a person
. in technical senses
. of flight, involving escape
. depart
. of inanimate things
. with especial emphasis on idea of origin, source
. of children as going forth from loins (of father)
. . go forth to a place
. go forward, proceed to or toward something
. come or go forth, with esp. ref. to purpose or result
. of combinations
. . cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
. fig. obj. persons, bring out of (מִן) distress, etc.
. bring out animals
. inanimate obj.
. fig. subj. י׳, bring forth from (מִן)
. be brought forth
3318 yatsa' yaw-tsaw'
a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great
variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct
and proxim.:--X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X
begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come
(abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned,
depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact,
fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence,
out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out),
going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out,
lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X
scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring
out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any
time, X to (and fro), utter.
יָצָא (ya.tsa) — to come out: come.
: come/go_out/escape
1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart
1a2) to go forth (to a place)
1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)
1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)
1a5) to come out of
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
1b2) to bring out of
1b3) to lead out
1b4) to deliver
1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth
יָצָא (ya.tsa) — to come out: send.
: send/take_out/release
1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart
1a2) to go forth (to a place)
1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)
1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)
1a5) to come out of
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
1b2) to bring out of
1b3) to lead out
1b4) to deliver
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singularHVqrmsa
forth: "Forth," adverb (from "for"), signifies movement
(1) forward,
(2) out of,
(3) beyond a certain boundary.
In a few instances in the Old Testament it is the translation of the preposition `al, properly "above," "upon" (2Ki 11:15; 2Ch 23:14; Am 7:17 the King James Version), and of chuts, "without" (Ge 39:13; Jud 19:25). "Forth" is often used as an expletive of various verbs, as "break (forth)," "bring (forth)," "call (forth)," etc. In the Gospel of John it is the translation of exo, "without," as "Lazarus, come forth" (11:43; so 15:6; 19:4 the King James Version…
חֻפָּה (chuppah) refers to a canopy or covering, often associated with a chamber or closet. It can also imply divine protection in a figurative sense. The word is derived from a related term, and its usage encompasses both physical and metaphorical meanings.
חֻפָּה n.f. canopy, chamber (as covering, enclosing)
base
H2646 חֻפָּה
2646 chuppah khoop-paw'
from 2645; a canopy:--chamber, closet, defence.
see HEBREW for 02645
חֻפָּה (chup.pah) — canopy.
1) chamber, room, canopy, closet
1a) canopy
1b) chamber
1c) divine protection (fig.)
HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms — Preposition · noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
שׂוּשׂ (suws) is a Hebrew verb meaning to exult or rejoice. It conveys a sense of brightness and cheerfulness, often associated with displaying joy. The entries consistently emphasize its use in expressing joy and gladness.
שׂוּשׂ, שִׂישׂ vb. exult, rejoice
base
H7797 שׂוּשׂ, שִׂישׂ exult, rejoice
7797 suws soos
or siys {sece}; a primitive root; to be bright, i.e.
cheerful:--be glad, X greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.
שׂוּשׂ (su.s) — to rejoice.
1) to exult, rejoice
1a) (Qal) to exult, display joy
HVqi3ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine singularHVqi3ms
גִּבּוֹר (gibbor) means strong or mighty, and can refer to a powerful person, such as a warrior or chief. It is built from a root that implies strength and valor, covering meanings related to strength and bravery. The entries consistently emphasize its use to describe a strong man or mighty figure.
גִּבּוֹר 159 adj. strong, mighty
base
H1368 גִּבּוֹר strong, mighty
1368 gibbowr ghib-bore'
or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}; intensive from the same
as 1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant:--
champion, chief, X excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one),
strong (man), valiant man.
see HEBREW for 01397
גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) — mighty man.
adj
1) strong, mighty
n m
2) strong man, brave man, mighty man
HR/Ncmsa — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHR/Ncmsa
See ANTHROPOLOGY.
Man
(1.) Heb. ‘Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The name is derived from a word meaning “to be red,” and thus the first man was called Adam because he was formed from the red earth. It is also the generic name of the human race (Gen. 1:26, 27; 5:2; 8:21; Deut. 8:3). Its equivalents are the Latin homo and the Greek anthropos (Matt. 5:13, 16). It denotes also man in opposition to woman (Gen. 3:12; Matt. 19:10).
(2.) Heb. ‘ish, like the Latin vir and Greek aner, denotes properly a man in opposition to a woman (1 Sam. 17:33;
Four Hebrew terms are rendered "man" in the Authorized Version: Adam, the name of the man created in the image of God. It appears to be derived from adam , "he or it was red or ruddy," like Edom. This was the generic term for the human race. Ish , "man," as distinguished from woman, husband. Geber , "a man," from gabar , "to be strong," generally with reference to his strength. Methim , "men," always masculine. Perhaps it may be derived from the root muth , "he died."
רוּץ (ruts) means to run, encompassing various nuances such as running swiftly or causing someone to run away. It is a primitive root that can imply actions like breaking down or dividing quickly. The word appears in different forms, including participles for runners or messengers. There is some overlap in definitions across lexicons, but they consistently focus on the core idea of running.
רוּץ vb. run
Qal
run
pl. the runners (prop. out-runners)
runner = (royal messenger, post, late)
Pō‛lēl they run swiftly, dart
Hiph. cause to run
base
H7323 רוּץ run
7323 ruwts roots
a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to
rush):--break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring
hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.
רוּץ (ruts) — to run: run.
: run/runner/messenger
1) to run
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to run
1a2) runners (participle as subst)
1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry
1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away
רוּץ (ruts) — to run: guard.
: guard
1) to run
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to run
1a2) runners (participle as subst)
1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry
1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away
רוּץ (ruts) — to run: pieces.
: pieces
1) to run
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to run
1a2) runners (participle as subst)
1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry
1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away
HR/Vqcc — Preposition · verb qal infinitive construct commonHR/Vqcc
אֹ֫רַח (orach) means 'way' or 'path,' and can refer to both literal and figurative routes in life, including one's manner of living or character. It also denotes a traveler or wayfarer. The word is derived from a root meaning a well-trodden road, and it encompasses various aspects of life’s journey.
אֹ֫רַח n.m. way, path
lit.
fig. path, way, of course & fortunes of life
fig. way, of mode of living, or character
by meton. traveller, wayfarer
base
H734 אֹ֫רַח way, path . lit.
. fig. path, way, of course & fortunes of life
. fig. way, of mode of living, or character
. by meton. traveller, wayfarer
734 'orach o'-rakh
from 732; a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively);
also a caravan:--manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop,
(by-, high-)way.
see HEBREW for 0732
אֹ֫רַח (o.rach) — way.
1) way, path
1a) path, road
1b) the path, way, passing of life (fig.)
1c) way of living (fig.)
1d) traveller, wayfarer (meton)
Aramaic equivalent: o.rach (אֹ֫רַח "way" H0735)
HNcmsa — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa