Strong's H7321 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: רוּעַ (rûwaʻ)

Pronunciation: roo-ah'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

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

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

Senses

1. to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast
1. (Hiphil)
2. to shout a war-cry or alarm of battle
3. to sound a signal for war or march
4. to shout in triumph (over enemies)
5. to shout in applause
6. to shout (with religious impulse)
7. to cry out in distress
8. (Polal) to utter a shout
9. (Hithpolel)
10. to shout in triumph
11. to shout for joy
2. (Niphal) destroyed

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.