What does רוּם mean in the Bible?
רוּם is a Hebrew word meaning "(literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation".
Hebrew · H7312
רוּם
(Literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation
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רוּם H7312
What does רוּם mean in the Bible?
רוּם is a Hebrew word meaning "(literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7312?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the loftiness (2), and haughtiness (1), and the proud (1), are high (1), Haughty (1).
Where does רוּם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 21:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Proverbs (2), Jeremiah (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 and the loftiness 2× Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17
and haughtiness 1× Jeremiah 48:29
and the proud 1× Isaiah 10:12
are high 1× Proverbs 25:3
Haughty 1× Proverbs 21:4
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 21:4 רוּם־ to Haughty Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 25:3 לָ֭רוּם to are high Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 2:11 ר֣וּם to and the loftiness Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 2:17 ר֣וּם to and the loftiness Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 10:12 ר֥וּם to and the proud Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 48:29 וְרֻ֥ם to and haughtiness Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 21:4
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Proverbs 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
ר֣וּם 2x rūm Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17
וְרֻ֥ם 1x wə·rum Jeremiah 48:29
לָ֭רוּם 1x lā·rūm Proverbs 25:3
ר֥וּם 1x rūm Isaiah 10:12
רוּם־ 1x rūm- Proverbs 21:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Proverbs 21:4, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 10:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 48:29
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 25:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. (literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation
Source Gloss
(literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
(literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation BDB: height Usage: haughtiness, height, × high.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רוּם is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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