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רָמָה

Strong’s: H7413 · H7414 · H7434

Associated OET lemmas: מִצְפֶּה · רָמָה

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: רום · רָמָתִי

Sense 1: height, hill

Semantic domains: Landforms (001005002002002)

Core domains: Nature (115)

Definition: = an elevation of the earth’s surface rising gradually and to a relatively small height from the surrounding level; generally lower than a mountain

SA1 22:6: RV SA1 22:6 · LV SA1 22:6 · Read together SA1 22:6

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OET-RV SA1 22:6

6 ⇔One day, Sha’ul (Saul) was sitting holding his spear underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill near Giveah with all his servants stationed around him, when he heard where David and his men were,

OET-LV SA1 22:6

6 And_ Shāʼūl/(Saul) _he/it _listened if/because _that Dāvid and_the_men who with_him/it he _was _known and_Shāʼūl was_sitting at_Giⱱˊāh under the _tamarisk_tree at_place and_spear _of_his was_in_hand _of_his and_all servants _of_his were_standing on/upon/above_him/it.

Sense 2: high place, place of worship

Semantic domains: Cultic Sites (001005001002)

Core domains: Sanctuary (150)

Definition: = place of worship in an elevated location

Further resources: Realia:4.7

EZE 16:24: RV EZE 16:24 · LV EZE 16:24 · Read together EZE 16:24

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OET-RV EZE 16:24

24 You made yourself a mound and built a raised shrine in every public square.

OET-LV EZE 16:24

24 And_you _built to/for_you(fs) a _mound and_you _made to/for_you(fs) a _high _place in_all open _place.

EZE 16:25: RV EZE 16:25 · LV EZE 16:25 · Read together EZE 16:25

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OET-RV EZE 16:25

25 You built your raised platform at the top of every street and made your beauty a disgrace, and you spread your legs for anyone who passed by, and you multiplied your acts of prostitution.

OET-LV EZE 16:25

25 To every _of head _of a _road you _built place _of_your _high and_you _made _abominable DOM beauty _of_your and_you _opened _wide DOM feet _of_your to/from_all/each/any/every one _who_passed _by and_you _increased DOM mmm.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

EZE: RV EZE 16:24–25 · RV EZE 16:31 · RV EZE 16:39 · LV EZE 16:24–25 · LV EZE 16:31 · LV EZE 16:39 · Read together EZE 16:24–25 · Read together EZE 16:31 · Read together EZE 16:39

Form 2

Part of speech: np; nsf (1)

Name meanings: height

Sense 1: Ramah

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = town; ◄ territory of Benjamin

Coordinates: 31.896378,35.201730

JOS 18:25: RV JOS 18:25 · LV JOS 18:25 · Read together JOS 18:25

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OET-RV JOS 18:25

25 Also Giveon, Ramah, Be’erot,

OET-LV JOS 18:25

25 Giⱱˊōn and_(the)_Rāmāh and_Bəʼērōt.

JDG 19:13: RV JDG 19:13 · LV JDG 19:13 · Read together JDG 19:13

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OET-RV JDG 19:13

13 Then he added, “Yes, let’s keep going to reach either Giveah or Ramah to spend the night in.”

OET-LV JDG 19:13

13 And_he/it _said to_servant _of_his come and_let _us _drew _near at_one _of the _places and_we _will _spend _the _night in_Giⱱˊāh or in_Rāmāh.

All 15 recorded passages for this sense

JOS: RV JOS 18:25 · LV JOS 18:25 · Read together JOS 18:25

JDG: RV JDG 19:13 · LV JDG 19:13 · Read together JDG 19:13

KI1: RV KI1 15:17 · RV KI1 15:21–22 · LV KI1 15:17 · LV KI1 15:21–22 · Read together KI1 15:17 · Read together KI1 15:21–22

CH2: RV CH2 16:1 · RV CH2 16:5–6 · LV CH2 16:1 · LV CH2 16:5–6 · Read together CH2 16:1 · Read together CH2 16:5–6

EZR: RV EZR 2:26 · LV EZR 2:26 · Read together EZR 2:26

NEH: RV NEH 7:30 · RV NEH 11:33 · LV NEH 7:30 · LV NEH 11:33 · Read together NEH 7:30 · Read together NEH 11:33

ISA: RV ISA 10:29 · LV ISA 10:29 · Read together ISA 10:29

JER: RV JER 31:15 · RV JER 40:1 · LV JER 31:15 · LV JER 40:1 · Read together JER 31:15 · Read together JER 40:1

HOS: RV HOS 5:8 · LV HOS 5:8 · Read together HOS 5:8

Sense 2: Ramah

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = town, also known as Ramathaim Zophim; ◄ territory of Ephraim; ► residence of Samuel

Coordinates: 31.832739,35.180162

Synonyms: רָמַתַיִם צֹופִים

JDG 4:5: RV JDG 4:5 · LV JDG 4:5 · Read together JDG 4:5

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OET-RV JDG 4:5

5 She would sit under the palm tree between Ramah and Beyt -El (Bethel) (in the Efrati hill country), and people would come to her to have their disputes settled.

OET-LV JDG 4:5

5 And_she was_dwelling under the _palm _tree _of Dəbōrāh between (the)_Rāmāh and_between Bēyt- ^ʼēl in_the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim and_they _went _up to_her/it the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) for_judgement.

SA1 1:19: RV SA1 1:19 · LV SA1 1:19 · Read together SA1 1:19

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OET-RV SA1 1:19

19 They all gut up early the next morning and worshipped Yahweh again, then they returned to their home at Ramah. Then Elkanah slept with his wife Hannah, and Yahweh answered her prayer.

OET-LV SA1 1:19

19 And_they _rose _early in_morning and_they _bowed _down to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_they _returned and_they _came to house _of_their to_(the)_Rāmāh and_ ʼElqānāh _he/it _knew DOM Ḩannāh his/its_wife/woman and_he_remembered _her YHWH.

All 14 recorded passages for this sense

JDG: RV JDG 4:5 · LV JDG 4:5 · Read together JDG 4:5

SA1: RV SA1 1:19 · RV SA1 2:11 · RV SA1 7:17 · RV SA1 8:4 · RV SA1 15:34 · RV SA1 16:13 · RV SA1 19:18–19 · RV SA1 19:22–23 · RV SA1 20:1 · RV SA1 25:1 · RV SA1 28:3 · LV SA1 1:19 · LV SA1 2:11 · LV SA1 7:17 · LV SA1 8:4 · LV SA1 15:34 · LV SA1 16:13 · LV SA1 19:18–19 · LV SA1 19:22–23 · LV SA1 20:1 · LV SA1 25:1 · LV SA1 28:3 · Read together SA1 1:19 · Read together SA1 2:11 · Read together SA1 7:17 · Read together SA1 8:4 · Read together SA1 15:34 · Read together SA1 16:13 · Read together SA1 19:18–19 · Read together SA1 19:22–23 · Read together SA1 20:1 · Read together SA1 25:1 · Read together SA1 28:3

Sense 3: Ramah

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = town; ◄ territory of Asher

Coordinates: 33.111078,35.310464

JOS 19:29: RV JOS 19:29 · LV JOS 19:29 · Read together JOS 19:29

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OET-RV JOS 19:29

29 The border then turned back to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tsor (Tyre) and turns west to Hosah coming out at the Mediterranean near Akziv.

OET-LV JOS 19:29

29 And_ the_border _it _turns _back (the)_Rāmāh and_unto the _city _of fortification _of Tsor/(Tyre) and_ the_border _it _turns _back Ḩoşāh and extremities _of_its to_the_sea from_the _region to_ʼAkzīⱱ.

Sense 4: Ramah

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = fortified town; ◄ territory of Naphtali

Coordinates: 32.939010,35.368123

JOS 19:36: RV JOS 19:36 · LV JOS 19:36 · Read together JOS 19:36

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OET-RV JOS 19:36

36 Admah, Ramah, Hatsor,

OET-LV JOS 19:36

36 And_ʼĀdāmah and_(the)_Rāmāh and_Ḩāʦōr.

Sense 5: Ramah

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = town; ◄ in Gilead

Coordinates: 32.565267,36.005559

KI2 8:29: RV KI2 8:29 · LV KI2 8:29 · Read together KI2 8:29

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OET-RV KI2 8:29

29 King Yoram returned to Yizre’el (Jezreel) to recover from the wounds that Arameans had given him at Ramah when he’d fought with Aram’s King Hazael. Later, King Ahazyah of Yehudah (Yehoram’s son), went down to see (Ahav’s son) Yoram in Yizre’el because he was wounded.

OET-LV KI2 8:29

29 And_ Yəhōrām the_king _he _returned to_get _himself _healed in_Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) from the_wounds which they_wounded _him the_ʼArām at_Rāmāh when_fought_he with Ḩₐzā^ʼēl the _king _of ʼArām and_ʼAḩaz^yāh the _son _of Yəhōrām the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) he _went _down to_see DOM Yəhōrām/(Joram) the _son _of ʼAḩʼāⱱ in_Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) if/because he was_sick.

CH2 22:6: RV CH2 22:6 · LV CH2 22:6 · Read together CH2 22:6

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OET-RV CH2 22:6

6 Yehoram returned to Yizre’el (Jezreel) to recover, because he’d been wounded at Ramah in the battle against Aram’s King Hazael. So Yehudah’s King Ahazyah went up to Yizre’el to see Yehoram.

OET-LV CH2 22:6

6 And_he _returned to_get _himself _healed in_Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) if/because the_wounds which they_had _wounded _him at_Rāmāh when_fought_he with Ḩₐzā^ʼēl the _king _of ʼArām and_ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of Yəhōrām the _king _of Yəhūdāh he _went _down to_see DOM Yəhōrām the _son _of ʼAḩʼāⱱ in_Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) if/because he was_sick.

Sense 6: Ramath-Mizpeh, Lookout Hill

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = location; ◄ territory of Gad

Collocations: רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה

Coordinates: 36.005559,32.565267

JOS 13:26: RV JOS 13:26 · LV JOS 13:26 · Read together JOS 13:26

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OET-RV JOS 13:26

26 then from Heshbon to Ramat-Hamitspeh and Betonim, and from Mahanayim to the Devir border.

OET-LV JOS 13:26

26 And_from_Ḩeshbōn to Ramath (the)_Miʦpāh and_Bəţonīm and_from_Maḩₐnāyim to the _territory _of Lo _Debar.

Sense 7: Ramath Lehi, "Jawbone Hill"

Semantic domains: Names of Landforms (003001008)

Definition: = hill ► where Samson killed many Philistines with a jawbone

Collocations: רָמַת לֶחִי

JDG 15:17: RV JDG 15:17 · LV JDG 15:17 · Read together JDG 15:17

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OET-RV JDG 15:17

17 When he finished reciting that, he hurled the jawbone away, and he called that place ‘Ramat-Lehi’ (which means ‘jawbone hill’).

OET-LV JDG 15:17

17 And_he/it _was just_as_he _finished to_speak and_he _threw the_jawbone from_hand _of_his and_he/it _called (to)_place (the)_that Ramath Leḩī.

Sense 8: Ramah of the Negeb, Ramath-Negeb

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = town, also known as Ramoth-Negeb; ◄ territory of Simeon

Collocations: רָאמַת נֶגֶב

Synonyms: רָמֹות

JOS 19:8: RV JOS 19:8 · LV JOS 19:8 · Read together JOS 19:8

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OET-RV JOS 19:8

8 and all the further villages around those cities as far as Ba’alat-Be’er (also called Ramah of the Negev). That was Shim’on’s descendants’ inheritance according to their clans.

OET-LV JOS 19:8

8 And_all the_villages which were_around _of the_cities the_these to Baˊₐlāth Bəʼēr Rāmāh Negeⱱ this was_the _inheritance _of the _tribe _of the _descendants _of Shimˊōn to_their_clans.