Rth.

Proper noun

Ruth

1. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

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   Rth.

2. The resident of Moab around whom the text centers.
   • And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ruth 1:16
3. A female given name from Hebrew.
   • Her face hardened.
     "I despise pity."
     "In spite of your name? Ruth is your name, isn't it? Piquant that. Ruth the ruthless."1945, Agatha Christie, Sparkling Cyanide, HarperCollins, published 2010, →ISBN, page 30
4. A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
5. A census-designated place in Trinity County, California, United States.

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