Lexicon :: Strong's H7414 - rāmâ

רָמָה

Transliteration

rāmâ

Pronunciation

raw-maw'

Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

The same as רָמָה (H7413)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

רָמָה Râmâh, raw-maw'; the same as H7413; Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine:—Ramah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H7414 in the following manner: Ramah (37x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H7414 in the following manner: Ramah (37x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Ramah = "hill"
1. a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah
2. the home place of Samuel located in the hill country of Ephraim
3. a fortified city in Naphtali
4. landmark on the boundary of Asher, apparently between Tyre and Zidon
5. a place of battle between Israel and Syria
  1. also 'Ramoth-gilead'
6. a place rehabited by the Benjamites after the return from captivity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

רָמָה Râmâh, raw-maw'; the same as H7413; Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine:—Ramah.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7414: Abbreviations

II. רָמָה proper name, of a location usually with article הָר׳ the Height, Rama, הָרָמָה (except Jeremiah 31:15; Nehemiah 11:33):

1. in Benjamin, on border of Ephraim, Hosea 5:8; 1 Kings 15:17, 1 Kings 15:21, 1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 16:1, 2 Chronicles 16:5, 2 Chronicles 16:6; Judges 4:5; Judges 19:3; Isaiah 10:29; Jeremiah 31:15; Jeremiah 40:1; Joshua 18:25 (P), Ezra 2:26 = Nehemiah 7:30, probably also Nehemiah 11:33; usually Ραμα; modern er-Râm, 5 miles north of Jerusalem, Buhl^{Geogr. 172.}

2. in hill-country of Ephraim (= 1?), home of Samuel 1 Samuel 1:19; 1 Samuel 2:11; 1 Samuel 7:17; 1 Samuel 8:4; 1 Samuel 15:34; 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 19:18, 1 Samuel 19:22a (all with ה locative, הָרָמָ֫חָה), 1 Samuel 19:19; 1 Samuel 19:22b; 1 Samuel 19:23; 1 Samuel 20:1; 1 Samuel 25:1; 1 Samuel 28:3, = הָרָמָתַיִם [H7436 1 Samuel 1:1] (see צוּפִי); Αρμαθαιμ, Ραμα; perhaps (if distinct from 1) = Besit-Rima, 13 miles east-northeast of Lydda (GASm^{Geogr. 254} Buhl^{Geogr. 170}); or Râm-allah, 3 miles southwest of Bethel (Ew^{Hist. ii. 421} and others) [compare also Ἀριμαθαμα; Matthew 27:57 +].

3. in Asher Joshua 19:29 (P), Ραμα; perhaps Râmiye, approximately 12 miles east of Ladder of Tyre Rob^{BR iii. 79} Buhl^{Geogr. 231.}

4. in Naphtali, Joshua 19:36 (P), Αραηλ, A Ραμα; modern Râmeh, approximately 8 miles west-southwest of Safed Buhl^{Geogr. 222.}

5. (בּ)רָמָה 2 Kings 8:29 2 Chronicles 22:6 Ρεμμωθ, Ραμωθ; Ραμαθ Γαλ.), see רָמוֺת 1 — See Dr^{Hast. DB. RAMAH p. 847}.

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