Strong’s H4794 · Hebrew

מְרוּצָה
mᵉrûwtsâh
mer-oo-tsaw'

Definition

a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress

Etymology

or מְרֻצָה; feminine of H4793 (מֵרוֹץ);

Where the KJV renders it

  • course
  • running. Compare H4835 (מְרֻצָה)

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