What does רָמָה (rāmāh) mean in the Bible?
רָמָה (rāmāh): Deception through projection: hurling words or schemes to cause another's downfall or moral collapse.
Hebrew · H7411
רָמָה
To hurl ; specifically, to shoot ; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall)
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רָמָה H7411
Pronunciation rāmāh
What does רָמָה (rāmāh) mean in the Bible?
רָמָה (rāmāh): Deception through projection: hurling words or schemes to cause another's downfall or moral collapse.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7411?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have you deceived me (2), He has thrown (2), . . . (1), and archer (1), deceived me (1).
Where does רָמָה (rāmāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 29:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (2), Exodus (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Samuel (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 have you deceived me 2× Genesis 29:25, 1 Samuel 28:12
He has thrown 2× Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21
. . . 1× Psalms 78:9
and archer 1× Jeremiah 4:29
deceived me 1× 2 Samuel 19:26
did you deceive 1× Joshua 9:22
did you deceive me 1× 1 Samuel 19:17
have betrayed me 1× Lamentations 1:19
who deceives 1× Proverbs 26:19
you have come to betray me 1× 1 Chronicles 12:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 29:25 רִמִּיתָֽנִי׃ to have you deceived me Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Exodus 15:1 רָמָ֥ה to He has thrown Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 15:21 רָמָ֥ה to He has thrown Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 9:22 רִמִּיתֶ֨ם to did you deceive Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural 1 Samuel 19:17 רִמִּיתִ֔נִי to did you deceive me Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular | first person common singular 1 Samuel 28:12 רִמִּיתָ֖נִי to have you deceived me Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular 2 Samuel 19:26 רִמָּ֑נִי to deceived me Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular 1 Chronicles 12:17 לְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִי to you have come to betray me Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Psalms 78:9 רוֹמֵי־ to . . . Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Proverbs 26:19 רִמָּ֣ה to who deceives Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 29:25
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Joshua 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1
Source forms
רָמָ֥ה 2x rā·māh Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21
וְרֹ֣מֵה 1x wə·rō·mêh Jeremiah 4:29
לְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִי 1x lə·ram·mō·w·ṯa·nî 1 Chronicles 12:17
רוֹמֵי־ 1x rō·w·mê- Psalms 78:9
רִמָּ֣ה 1x rim·māh Proverbs 26:19
רִמּ֔וּנִי 1x rim·mū·nî Lamentations 1:19
רִמִּיתֶ֨ם 1x rim·mî·ṯem Joshua 9:22
רִמִּיתִ֔נִי 1x rim·mî·ṯi·nî 1 Samuel 19:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular 2x Genesis 29:25, 1 Samuel 28:12
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 4:29
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular 1x 1 Chronicles 12:17
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular | first person common singular 1x 1 Samuel 19:17
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural 1x Joshua 9:22
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular 1x Lamentations 1:19
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 26:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Deception through projection: hurling words or schemes to cause another's downfall or moral collapse.
Strong's H7411
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Genesis 27:18-29 Source Gloss
to hurl ; specifically, to shoot ; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deception through projection: hurling words or schemes to cause another's downfall or moral collapse.
to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall) BDB: beguile Usage: beguile, betray, (bow-) man, carry, deceive, throw.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Perfect Exod 15:1 · Exod 15:21 2×
Participle active Num 15:30 · Ps 78:9 2×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Perfect Josh 9:22 · Prov 26:19 2×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Jacob deceives his father Isaac through deliberate deception and betrayal of trust
Laban deceives Jacob by substituting Leah for Rachel, reversing earlier deception
One who deceives a neighbor and claims to be joking, illustrating malicious deception
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 13 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
רָמָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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