רוּעַ rûwaʻ — to mar (especially by breaking)

pronounced roo-ah' · Strong's H7321 · 44 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 3 stems: Hiph'il, Hitpolel, Polal

Translated in the KJV as blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout, sound an alarm, triumph.

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

rûwaʻ in each stem

Hiph'il 40×

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Imperative 14Imperfect (yiqtol) 8Wayyiqtol 8Perfect (qatal) 3Sequential perfect (weqatal) 2Infinitive construct 2Cohortative 2Participle (active) 1

תָרִֽיעוּ Num 10:7 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine plural

But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. (KJV)

וַהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם Num 10:9 Sequential perfect (weqatal), 2nd person masculine plural

And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. (KJV)

יָרִ֥יעוּ Josh 6:5 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural

And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. (KJV)

Hitpolel 3×

Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves

Imperfect (yiqtol) 2Imperative 1

הִתְרֹעָֽעִֽי Ps 60:10 Imperative, 2nd person feminine singular

Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? (KJV)

יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ Ps 65:14 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural

אֶתְרוֹעָֽע Ps 108:10 Imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? (KJV)

Polal 1×

Intensive · passive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject has it done to them

Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

יְרֹעָ֑ע Isa 16:10 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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