What does רוּם · לֵבָב · אָח mean in the Bible?
רוּם · לֵבָב · אָח is a Hebrew phrase meaning "That his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers — the anti-pride purpose of daily Torah reading".
Hebrew · H7311, H3824, H251
לְבִלְתִּי רוּם-לְבָבוֹ מֵאֶחָיו
To be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) · the heart (as the most interior organ); · a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ])
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רוּםH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationmərôməmî
Ranges from physical elevation to exaltation; when applied to God, emphasizes absolute supremacy; of humans, often carries pride connotations.
Open lexicon entry →לֵבָבH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);
Pronunciationlēbāb
The seat of intellect, emotion, and will—Israel's innermost self where covenant loyalty and moral choice originate.
Open lexicon entry →אָחH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1 ])
Pronunciationʾāḥ
Brother encompasses blood kinship, tribal solidarity, covenantal partnership, and metaphorical affinity or resemblance.
Open lexicon entry →What does לְבִלְתִּי רוּם-לְבָבוֹ מֵאֶחָיו (leviltiy rum levavo me-echav) mean in the Bible?
רוּם · לֵבָב · אָח is a Hebrew phrase meaning "That his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers — the anti-pride purpose of daily Torah reading".
Full entry for לְבִלְתִּי רוּם-לְבָבוֹ מֵאֶחָיו (H7311, H3824, H251) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7311, H3824, H251?
H7311, H3824, H251 is connected to 1,075 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. That his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers — the anti-pride purpose of daily Torah reading
Source Gloss
That his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers — the anti-pride purpose of daily Torah reading
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups6Aligned forms108
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense41×
Participle active2Sam 22:28 · Deut 27:14 · Exod 14:8 · Ezek 6:13 · Ezek 20:28 · Ezek 34:6 · Isa 6:1 · Isa 57:15 · Job 21:22 · Job 38:15 · Num 33:3 · Prov 6:17 · Prov 24:7 · Ps 18:28 · Ps 78:69 · Ps 113:417×
ImperfectDan 11:12 · Isa 30:18 · Isa 52:13 · Ps 13:3 · Ps 27:6 · Ps 61:3 · Mic 5:8 · Prov 11:11 · Ps 89:14 · Ps 89:18 · Ps 89:25 · Ps 112:9 · Ps 46:11 · Ps 89:17 · Ps 140:916×
Perfect1Sam 2:1 · Deut 32:27 · Isa 26:11 · Job 22:12 · Prov 30:13 · Ps 131:16×
Infinitive constructDeut 17:201×
JussivePs 66:71×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action55×
ImperfectEzek 45:1 · Ezek 45:13 · Ezek 48:8 · Ezek 48:9 · Ezek 48:20 · Num 15:19 · Num 15:20 · Num 18:28 · Num 18:29 · 1Sam 2:8 · Exod 17:11 · Gen 41:44 · Job 39:27 · Lev 4:8 · Lev 4:19 · Ps 75:825×
Perfect1Kgs 11:27 · 2Chr 30:24 · Dan 8:11 · Lam 2:17 · 2Chr 35:8 · 2Chr 35:9 · Num 31:52 · 2Kgs 19:22 · Isa 37:23 · Ps 89:43 · Gen 14:22 · Gen 39:15 · Ps 89:2014×
Sequential imperfectEzek 45:9 · Isa 13:2 · Isa 57:14 · Isa 62:10 · 2Kgs 6:7 · Exod 14:16 · Isa 58:1 · Isa 40:99×
Participle activeExod 35:24 · Prov 3:35 · Prov 14:293×
JussivePs 75:5 · Ps 75:6 · Ps 66:73×
Infinitive constructPs 75:71×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action3×
PerfectDan 8:11 · Exod 29:272×
ImperfectLev 4:101×
Polel7×
ImperfectHos 11:7 · Job 17:4 · Prov 14:343×
Sequential imperfectPs 99:5 · Ps 99:92×
Participle active1Sam 2:71×
PerfectIsa 23:41×
Hithpolel1×
ImperfectIsa 33:101×
Polal1×
ImperfectPs 75:111×
Word Origins
לְבִלְתִּי רוּם-לְבָבוֹ מֵאֶחָיו is a primitive root - no further derivation.