Strong's Lexicon

H4835

H4835 — מְרוּצָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmrutsahnoun femOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2212b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4835
Word:	מְרוּצָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H7533
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	mrutsah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mer-oo-tsaw'
Meaning:	1. oppression
KJV Renderings:	violence. See also H4794.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7830

I. [מְרוּצָה] noun

1. running.

2. course (of life)

: —

1. running, mode, style, of running, construct מְרוּצַת 2Sam 18:27 , מְרֻצַת 2Sam 18:27.

2. course (of life), suffix מְרוּצָתָם Jer 8:6 ( Qr ; > Kt plural מרצותם), Jer 23:10. — II. מְרוּצָה Jer 22:17 see below רצץ.

BDB8092

II. מְרוּצָה noun feminine crushing, oppression; — Jer 22:17 (+ הָעשֶׁק).

רַק see I. רקק ; רֵק see רֵיק ; רֹק see II. רקק .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מרוצה (m’roo-tzah’)

Jeremiah 8:6

KJV: I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

EHCC: every one turned to his course,