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Ruth in Hebrew is רוּת (rut).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

רוּת
rut
name · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

Ruth

/ɹuːθ/

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for Ruth as a name.

book of the Bible

  • רוּתרותrutfeminine

female given name

  • רוּתרותrutfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word רוּת.

Written with vowel points
רוּת
Written without vowel points
רות
Said
rut
Its meanings in English
Ruth, a female given name, Ruth

These English words share a Hebrew word with Ruth.

These words come before and after Ruth in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Ruth⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Ruth⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Ruth⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨רוּת⁩, said rut. Without vowel points it is written ⁨רות⁩.

Is ⁨רות⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨רות⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨רות⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Ruth⁩, ⁨רות⁩ can mean ⁨a female given name, Ruth⁩.

How is ⁨Ruth⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Ruth⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɹuːθ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Ruth and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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