What is the meaning of Ruth?

noun

• United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948.
  • synonyms: Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Sultan of Swat
• The great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
• A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.
  • usage: "the blind are too often objects of pity"
  • synonyms: commiseration, pity, pathos
• A book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died.
  • synonyms: Book of Ruth