Lexical Definition

‎רוּעַ‎ rûwaʻ (roo-ah') to shout ^H:V
a primitive root

blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.

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

1) to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to shout a war-cry or alarm of battle
1a2) to sound a signal for war or march
1a3) to shout in triumph (over enemies)
1a4) to shout in applause
1a5) to shout (with religious impulse)
1a6) to cry out in distress
1b) (Polal) to utter a shout
1c) (Hithpolel)
1c1) to shout in triumph
1c2) to shout for joy
2) (Niphal) destroyed

See Greek: αἰνέω · ἀλαλάζω · ἀναβοάω · ἀνακράζω · βοάω · κηρύσσω · κράζω · κραυγάζω · σαλπίζω · σημαίνω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎רוּעַ‎] verb Hiph`il₄₀

1. raise a shout.

2. give a blast with clarion or horn (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; Thes compare Arabic utter a grumbling cry); — Perfect 3 masculine plural ‎הֵרִיעוּ‎ Judg 15:14; Ezra 3:11, ‎הֵרֵעוּ‎ 1Sam 17:20, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יָרִיעַ‎ Isa 42:13; Ps 41:12*, ‎וַיָּ֫רַע‎ Josh 6:20, etc.; Imperative feminine singular ‎הָרִיעִי‎ Zech 9:9 masculine plural ‎הָרִיעוּ‎ Josh 6:10 +; Infinitive construct ‎הָרִיעַ‎ 2Chr 13:12; 2Chr 13:15 Participle plural ‎מְרִיעִים‎ Ezra 3:13 —

1. shout a war-cry, or alarm of battle, Josh 6:10 (3 t. in verse); Josh 6:16; Josh 6:20; Judg 7:21; 1Sam 17:52; Isa 42:13; 2Chr 13:15 (twice in verse); ‎הריע‎ ‎תְּרוּעָה‎ Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20 ‎לקראת‎ Judg 15:14 ‎בַּמִּלְחָמָה‎ 1Sam 17:20.

2. sound a signal for war or march: with ‎חֲצֹצְרוֺת‎ Num 10:7; Num 10:9 (P); || ‎תקע שׁוֺפָר‎ Hos 5:8, compare Joel 2:1 with ‎על‎ against 2Chr 13:12 so also probably Job 30:5 (against a thief).

3. shout in triumph over enemies: with ‎עַל‎, Jer 50:15; Ps 41:12* absolute Zeph 3:14 (|| ‎רנן‎).

4. shout in applause: absolute 1Sam 10:24; Zech 9:9, compare (of angels) Job 38:7.

5. shout with religious impulse: ‎תְּרוּעָה‎ ‎׳‎‎הר‎ 1Sam 4:5; Ezra 3:11; Ezra 3:13 so in public worship with music and sacrifice, with ‎לְ‎, to God Ps 47:2*; Ps 66:1; Ps 81:2*; Ps 95:1; Ps 95:2; Ps 98:4; Ps 100:1, ‎לפני‎ Ps 98:6 in joy, ‎תַּחְתִּיּוֺת אֶרֶץ‎ Isa 44:23 (|| ‎תָנּוּ שָׁמַיִם‎).

6. cry out in distress, Isa 15:4 (but Du Bu ‎יָָֽרְעוּ‎ tremble); ‎לָמָּה תָרִיעִי רֵ֑עַ‎ Mic 4:9 (of Zion under figure of woman, but perhaps read ‎למה תָּרוֺעִי רֹעַ‎ why art thou broken all to pieces? as Prov 11:15). Po`lal. Imperfect 3 masculine singular impersonal ‎לֹא יְרֹעָ֑ע‎ Isa 16:10 a shout shall not be uttered (of joy in harvest; || ‎יְרֻנָּן‎). Hithpo`lel Imperfect 1 singular ‎אֶתְרוֺעָ֑ע‎ Ps 108:10* 3 masculine plural ‎יִתְרוֺעֲעוּ‎ Ps 65:14* Imperative feminine singular ‎הִתְרוֺעָ֑עִי‎ Ps 60:10* —

1. shout in triumph: with ‎על‎ Ps 60:10* (subject Philistia; iron.) || Ps 108:10* (subject ‎׳‎‎י‎).

2. shout for joy, Ps 65:14* (meadows, valleys; || ‎שׁיר‎).

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