see|ruth
English

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

Proper noun
en-proper-noun
book of the Bible|Book of Ruth

1. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
2. biblical character Ruth the Moabite, around whom the text centers.
3. given name|female|from Hebrew, rarely used by non-Jews in the Middle Ages. Taken into regular use by Puritans .

Translations
trans-top|book of the Bible
Danish: Ruth
Dutch: #Dutch|Ruth
Finnish: Ruut
German: Ruth
Hebrew: ר�ת|ר�ּת (root)
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (rustu ki)
Maltese: Ktieb Rut
Norwegian: Rut
Slovene: Ruta
Swedish: Rut
trans-bottom

trans-top|female given name
Danish: Ruth
Finnish: Ruut
German: Ruth
Hebrew: ר�ת|ר�ּת (root)
trans-mid
Norwegian: Ruth, Rut
Swedish: Rut, Ruth
trans-bottom

Danish

Proper noun
infl|da|proper noun

1. biblical character|lang=da #English|Ruth.
2. given name|female||da:.

Dutch

Proper noun
infl|nl|proper noun

1. The eighth book of the Bible.

German

Proper noun
infl|de|proper noun

1. biblical character|lang=de #English|Ruth.
2. given name|female||de:.

Norwegian

Proper noun
infl|no|proper noun

1. given name|female||no:, the usual modern spelling of Rut.

Swedish

Proper noun
infl|sv|proper noun

1. given name|female||sv:, an alternative spelling of Rut.

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