Ruth

¹

[ rooth ]

noun

1. a Moabite woman who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.
2. a book of the Bible bearing her name.
3. a female given name.

Ruth

²

[ rooth ]

noun

1. George Herman Babe, 1895–1948, U.S. baseball player.

ruth

³

[ rooth ]

noun

1. pity or compassion.

   Synonyms: sympathy, mercy

   Antonyms: cruelty

2. sorrow or grief.
3. self-reproach; contrition; remorse.

ruth

¹

/ ruːθ /

noun

1. pity; compassion
2. repentance; remorse
3. grief or distress

Ruth

²

/ ruːθ /

noun

1. Old Testament
   1. a Moabite woman, who left her own people to remain with her mother-in-law Naomi, and became the wife of Boaz; an ancestress of David
   2. the book in which these events are recounted
2. RuthGeorge Herman18951948MUSSPORT AND GAMES: baseball player George Herman , nicknamed Babe . 1895–1948, US professional baseball player from 1914 to 1935

Ruth

1. The great-grandmother of King David , known for her kindness and faithfulness. Not an Israelite herself, she married an Israelite who had come to her country with his family. Ruth's husband died, and her mother-in-law, Naomi, set out to return to the country of the Israelites. Ruth insisted on accompanying Naomi, saying, “ Whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge.” In the country of the Israelites, Ruth married Boaz, a rich relative of her dead husband; Boaz had been attracted to Ruth by her generosity. Her story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ruth¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English ruthe, reuthe; rue ¹, -th ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ruth¹

C12: from rewen to rue ¹

Example Sentences

She liked Ruth’s loyalty, her wildness, her desperation.

From New York Times

For Women Scotland will be represented in court by Aidan O'Neill KC, while Ruth Crawford KC will speak for the Scottish government.

From BBC

Our team manages to infiltrate one of these secretive “clinics” - connecting with a woman known as “Dr Ruth” to her clients - by posing as a couple who have been trying to conceive for eight years.

From BBC

I remember the first day that the photographer Ruth Fremson and I met the Lady Jaguars, a misfit basketball team of troubled teens in West Tennessee.

From New York Times

“She has both the humor and the gravitas you need to be Ruth. The show has ‘Fargo’-like qualities, and at the same time, it has real depth, real emotion, real feelings.”

From Los Angeles Times