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# ruth

«ruth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Pity or sorrow for others** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (ruth — old-fashioned, uncountable); proper noun (Ruth, a name)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (old-fashioned) Pity or sorrow for others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#m1)

2) Ruth: a girl's or woman's name, and a book of the Bible named after a woman called Ruth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "ruth" is an old word for pity. The name Ruth in the Bible belongs to a Moabite woman who joined the Jewish people. Interpretation: Tradition honours Ruth as a model convert, and the Book of Ruth is read on the festival of Shavuot. She was the great-grandmother of King David. In the primary lessons: In modern English ruth is almost only met in ruthless (without pity, cruel) and as a name. In stories a ruthless villain shows no ruth. Phrases: ruthless, ruthlessly.

### examples

- Then said Boaz unto Ruth: 'Hearest thou not, my daughter? (Writings RUT.2.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x1)
- And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved unto her. (Writings RUT.1.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x2)
- And Ruth the Moabitess said: 'Yea, he said unto me: Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.' (Writings RUT.2.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x3)
- My aunt is called Ruth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x4)
- Ruth sits next to me in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x5)
- The ruthless pirate showed no mercy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x6)
- The old poem speaks of ruth and sorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x7)
- The story of Ruth is in the Bible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x8)
- The team was ruthless and scored six goals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/#x9)

### note

The name Ruth takes a capital letter. Ruth (pity) is old and rare, but ruthless is common. Do not confuse with truth.

### In the corpora

- [Then said Boaz unto Ruth: 'Hearest thou not, my daughter?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/RUT.33/)
- [Ruth was not an Israelite, yet she was welcomed and became the great-grandmother of King David.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/8-ruth-and-david-and-goliath/6/)
- [Boaz protected Ruth, left extra grain for her and later married her.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/8-ruth-and-david-and-goliath/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ruth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ruth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.