What does רָמָה (rāmāh) mean in the Bible?
רָמָה (rāmāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Ramah , the name of four places in Palestine".
Hebrew · H7414
רָמָה
Ramah , the name of four places in Palestine
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רָמָה H7414
Pronunciation rāmāh
What does רָמָה (rāmāh) mean in the Bible?
רָמָה (rāmāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Ramah , the name of four places in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7414?
The BSB source-word alignment has 36 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Ramah (13), in Ramah (9), to Ramah (5), at Ramah (4), of Ramah (4).
Where does רָמָה (rāmāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 18:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (15), 2 Chronicles (4), Joshua (4), 1 Kings (3).
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 13× Joshua 18:25, Joshua 19:8, Joshua 19:36, Judges 4:5
in Ramah 9× 1 Samuel 19:19, 1 Samuel 19:22, 1 Samuel 19:23, 1 Samuel 20:1
to Ramah 5× 1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 2:11, 1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 15:34
at Ramah 4× 1 Samuel 8:4, 1 Samuel 19:18, 2 Kings 8:29, 2 Chronicles 22:6
of Ramah 4× 1 Kings 15:22, 2 Chronicles 16:6, Ezra 2:26, Nehemiah 7:30
toward Ramah 1× Joshua 19:29
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 18:25 וְהָֽרָמָ֖ה to Ramah Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 19:8 רָ֣אמַת to Ramah Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 19:29 הָֽרָמָ֔ה to toward Ramah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 19:36 וְהָרָמָ֖ה to Ramah Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 4:5 הָרָמָ֛ה to Ramah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 19:13 בָרָמָֽה׃ to Ramah Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Samuel 1:19 הָרָמָ֑תָה to to Ramah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 2:11 הָרָמָ֖תָה to to Ramah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 7:17 הָרָמָ֙תָה֙ to to Ramah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 8:4 הָרָמָֽתָה׃ to at Ramah Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 18:25
Aligned rows 36
Books represented 11
Joshua 4 Judges 2 1 Samuel 15 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 4 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Hosea 1
Source forms
בָּרָמָ֑ה 4x bā·rā·māh 1 Samuel 19:23, 1 Samuel 20:1, 1 Samuel 25:1, Hosea 5:8
בָּרָמָֽה׃ 3x bā·rā·māh 1 Samuel 19:19, 1 Samuel 19:22, 1 Samuel 19:23
הָרָמָ֑ה 3x hā·rā·māh 1 Kings 15:17, 2 Chronicles 16:1, 2 Chronicles 16:5
הָֽרָמָה֙ 3x hā·rā·māh 1 Kings 15:22, 2 Chronicles 16:6, Nehemiah 7:30
הָֽרָמָ֔ה 2x hā·rā·māh Joshua 19:29, Isaiah 10:29
הָרָמָ֑תָה 2x hā·rā·mā·ṯāh 1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 15:34
בְּרָמָ֤ה 1x bə·rā·māh Jeremiah 31:15
בָרָמָ֖ה 1x ḇā·rā·māh 1 Samuel 28:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 12x Joshua 19:29, Judges 4:5, 1 Kings 15:17, 1 Kings 15:21
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 11x Judges 19:13, 1 Samuel 19:19, 1 Samuel 19:22, 1 Samuel 19:23
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 8x 1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 2:11, 1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 8:4
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Joshua 18:25, Joshua 19:36
Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Joshua 19:8, Nehemiah 11:33
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 31:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ramah , the name of four places in Palestine
Source Gloss
Ramah , the name of four places in Palestine
Extended definition
Ramah.
Word Origins
רָמָה is built from this root:
רָמָה H7413
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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