merutsa · running, course

What it means

merutsa (מְרוּצָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “running, course”.

Running; the way someone runs (2 Samuel 18:27, where the watchman recognizes Ahimaaz by his running). Also the course someone takes in life (Jeremiah 8:6; 23:10).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Manner of going fast; the direction of life.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• course ×2
• running ×2

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×2
• Jeremiah×2

• 2 Samuel 18:27

  The watchman said, “I see that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and with good news he comes.”

• Jeremiah 8:6

  I have paid attention and listened, but they do not speak what is right; no man repents of his evil, saying, “What have I done?” Everyone turns in his course, like a horse rushing into battle.

• Jeremiah 23:10

  For the land is full of adulterers; for because of the curse the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness have dried up; and their course is evil, and their might is not right.

And 1 more times.