מְרוּצָה mᵉrûwtsâh
Meaning
a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress
In the King James Version: course, running. Compare H4835 (מְרֻצָה).
Derivation: or מְרֻצָה; feminine of H4793 (מֵרוֹץ);
Where it is used
- 2 Samuel 18:27 The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
- Jeremiah 8:6 I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
- Jeremiah 23:10 For the land is full of adulterers—because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up—their course is evil and their power is misused.