Quick Definition
to roam
Strong's Definition
to tramp about, i.e. ramble (free or disconsolate)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: have the dominion, be lord, mourn, rule.
TWOT Reference: 2129
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רוּד (rud) — to roam. 1) to wander restlessly, roam 1a) (Qal) to roam 1b) (Hiphil) to be restless, show restlessness
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · רְדִיד
Cover | verb hif
to overlay = causative action by which humans cover an object with a thin layer of a certain material
verb · מָרוּד
Unwilling | verb qal, verb hif
to be restless, to be unruly, to want to break free = state in which humans are unwilling to accept a certain situation
Unsafe | verb hif
to be restless, to be troubled, to be tossed about literally: to be restless; hence: = state in which humans are experiencing hard times in which it is hard to feel at rest
1 HOS 12:1 NIV "is unruly" REB "is restive" GNT "are rebelling" | RSV NRSV NRSV "walks (with God)" NJPS "stands firm (with God)"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רוּד vb. wander restlessly, roam Qal lacks knowledge
Hiph. shew restlessness
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