רוּק rûwq — to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. empty
Translated in the KJV as × arm, cast out, draw, empty, pour forth.
a primitive root; to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e. empty.
rûwq in each stem
Hiph'il
Imperfect (yiqtol) 8Sequential perfect (weqatal) 4Participle (active) 2Wayyiqtol 1Imperative 1Infinitive construct 1
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Hoph'al
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1Perfect (qatal) 1
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›