What does Ῥαμᾶ (Rhamâ) mean in the Bible?
e. Ramah), a place in Palestine".
Greek · G4471
Ῥαμᾶ
Rama (i.e. Ramah), a place in Palestine
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Ῥαμᾶ G4471
Pronunciation Rhamâ
What does Ῥαμᾶ (Rhamâ) mean in the Bible?
Ῥαμᾶ (Rhamâ) is a Greek word meaning "Rama (i.e. Ramah), a place in Palestine".
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How does the BSB render G4471?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Ramah (1).
Where does Ῥαμᾶ (Rhamâ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Ramah 1× Matthew 2:18
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First aligned row Matthew 2:18
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Matthew 1
Source forms
Ῥαμὰ 1x Rhama Matthew 2:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 2:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Rama (i.e. Ramah), a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Rama (i.e. Ramah), a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Rama.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:18 Proper name
Ῥαμᾶ rama
Rama
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Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain