Ruth Definition

ro͝oth
noun
Pity; compassion.
Webster's New World
Sorrow; grief; remorse.
Webster's New World
A Moabite widow deeply devoted to her mother-in-law, Naomi, for whom she left her own people to later become the wife of Boaz of Bethlehem.
Webster's New World
The book that tells her story.
Webster's New World

(archaic) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy. [from 13th c.]

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pronoun
A female given name.
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A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

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Ruth the Moabite, around whom the text centers.

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Origin of Ruth

  • Middle English ruthe, reowthe, corresponding to rue +"Ž -th, perhaps after early Scandinavian (compare Old Norse hrygð, hryggð (“ruth, sorrow")). Compare rue.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ruth the Moabite, Hebrew רות, of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "companion". Also associated with the English noun ruth by Puritans.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English ruthe from Old Norse hrygdh (influenced by Old English hrēow sorrow, regret)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hebrew or Moabite Rût rwy in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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