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רוּר

𐤓𐤅𐤓

rûwr

H7325 verb

SILEX Entry

Root רור to ooze, to emit fluid, to drip, to run with liquid

Definition

To flow or discharge fluid, particularly in the sense of issuing liquid from the body, such as saliva (to slaver) or pus/serous fluid from an ulcer or wound. It can denote both natural bodily emissions and unnatural or pathological effusion, with emphasis on the act of oozing, running, or dripping.

Semantic Range

to slaver (with saliva), to ooze fluid (from an ulcer), to emit bodily discharge (especially pathological), to drip, to run (as of liquid effluent)

Root / Etymology

Root: רור. The root is used rarely and is onomatopoeic in nature, intended to mimic the sound or act of fluid running or dripping. Likely related to the idea of discharge or efflux, but distinct from more common roots for 'to flow' (such as נזל or זב). The specific form רוּר is attested in passive participial forms referring to abnormal bodily emissions.

Historical & Contextual Notes

רוּר appears sparingly in the Hebrew Bible, notably in contexts of ritual impurity, describing the abnormal or pathological discharge from the body (see Leviticus 15:2–3). It is usually associated with unclean flows, particularly related to genital discharges, and does not refer to blood. In later periods, the term does not persist widely and is replaced by more general words for flowing (e.g. זב, נזל). English translations often use 'running issue' or 'discharge,' but these may not capture the specificity of abnormal, sometimes disease-related, flow in the Israelite ritual context. The word is unrelated to later physical or metaphorical uses of 'flow' (e.g. rivers, oil), being confined to the context of pathological effusion.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to slaver (with spittle), i.e. (by analogy) to emit afluid (ulcerous or natural); run.

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Root Family

רור (r-w-r) — oozing, dripping, emitting fluid, bodily discharge

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7388 רִיר in flowing-slime-of

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7325-01 רָ֣ר rar HVqp3ms runs he oozed fluid 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7325-01 Leviticus 15:3 רָ֣ר rar HVqp3ms runs he oozed fluid
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