- Original: Ῥούθ - Transliteration: Rhouth - Phonetic: hrooth - Definition: Ruth = a female friend 1. the ancestor of David and of christ - Origin: of hebrew origin H7327 - TDNT entry: 03:01,3 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [ H7327 ]; Ruth a Moabitess: - Ruth. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Ruth, 1 Mat 1:5