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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - רָמָה

רָמָה

H7414

Transliteration: Râmâh

Pronunciation: raw-maw'

Definition: Ramah


Original: רמה

Transliteration: râmâh

Phonetic: raw-maw'

BDB Definition:

Ramah = "hill"
  1. a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 kilometers) 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

Origin: the same as H7413" class="dictionary-topic-link">H7413

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location


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