What does רַעַם mean in the Bible?
רַעַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a peal of thunder".
Hebrew · H7482
רַעַם
A peal of thunder
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רַעַם H7482
What does רַעַם mean in the Bible?
רַעַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a peal of thunder".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7482?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of thunder (1), of Your thunder (1), the shouts (1), the thunder (1), with thunder (1).
Where does רַעַם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 26:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Job (2), Isaiah (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 of thunder 1× Psalms 81:7
of Your thunder 1× Psalms 104:7
the shouts 1× Job 39:25
the thunder 1× Job 26:14
with thunder 1× Isaiah 29:6
Your thunder 1× Psalms 77:18
Show sample aligned rows
Job 26:14 וְרַ֥עַם to the thunder Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 39:25 רַ֥עַם to the shouts Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 77:18 רַעַמְךָ֨׀ to Your thunder Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 81:7 רַ֑עַם to of thunder Noun - masculine singular Psalms 104:7 רַֽ֝עַמְךָ֗ to of Your thunder Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Isaiah 29:6 בְּרַ֥עַם to with thunder Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 26:14
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Job 2 Psalms 3 Isaiah 1
Source forms
בְּרַ֥עַם 1x bə·ra·‘am Isaiah 29:6
וְרַ֥עַם 1x wə·ra·‘am Job 26:14
רַ֥עַם 1x ra·‘am Job 39:25
רַ֑עַם 1x ra·‘am Psalms 81:7
רַֽ֝עַמְךָ֗ 1x ra·‘am·ḵā Psalms 104:7
רַעַמְךָ֨׀ 1x ra·‘am·ḵā Psalms 77:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Psalms 77:18, Psalms 104:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 26:14
Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 81:7
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 39:25
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 29:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a peal of thunder
Source Gloss
a peal of thunder
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a peal of thunder BDB: thunder Usage: thunder.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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