כִּ/מְרֻצַ֖ת
𐤊/𐤌𐤓𐤑𐤕
mᵉrûwtsâh
like the running
Action of running, more specifically a swift movement by foot, often in the sense of a footrace or rapid progress. Used both abstractly for swift movement and concretely for a competitive race or course undertaken by runners. The term can refer to the actual act of running, a race as a contest, or the path/course upon which running takes place.
2 Samuel 18:27 · Word #8
Lexicon H4794
| Lemma | מְרוּצָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mᵉrûwtsâh |
| Strong's | H4794 |
| Definition | Action of running, more specifically a swift movement by foot, often in the sense of a footrace or rapid progress. Used both abstractly for swift movement and concretely for a competitive race or course undertaken by runners. The term can refer to the actual act of running, a race as a contest, or the path/course upon which running takes place. |
Morphology HR/Ncfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | like the running |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4794-02
like running-of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition כ ("like/as") + feminine singular noun in construct state from מְרוּצָה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from רוץ and denotes the action or course of running. The prefixed כ adds "like/as," and the feminine singular construct form is reflected by "running-of," indicating it governs a following noun. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
like the running of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'like running-of' lacks the definite article present in Hebrew and needed for clarity here—'like the running of' is more accurate in this nominal construct. |