Word

רוּם

rûwm · H7311 · Hebrew · 191 occurrences

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Meanings

to be high, to become high, to mount up

Process by which objects reach a relatively high elevation above the earth

Examples
Genesis 7:17 Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.
Job 22:12 “Is God not in the height of heaven? Look also at the highest stars, how high they are!
Psalm 61:2 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
to cause to be high

Causative action by which humans or animals construct something in a place high above the earth

Examples
Isaiah 14:13 “But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north.
to lift up, to raise

Causative process by which humans take an object from a relatively low position and raise it up

Examples
Exodus 7:20 So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants; and all the water that was in the Nile was turned into blood.
Exodus 14:16 “As for you, lift up your staff and reach out with your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on dry land.
1 Samuel 2:8 “He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap To seat them with nobles, And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance; For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, And He set the world on them.
State by which an object is of great and more than average height (to be high (in size), to be tall)

Examples
Deuteronomy 1:28 ‘Where can we go up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, by saying, “The people are bigger and taller than we; the cities are large and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we saw the sons of the Anakim there.”’
Deuteronomy 2:10 “(The Emim lived there previously, a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.
Deuteronomy 2:21 a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim; but the LORD destroyed them before them. And they dispossessed them and settled in their place,
to raise high, to set up

Causative process by which humans, deities or forces cause an object to be of a great and more than average height

Examples
Genesis 31:45 Then Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial stone.
Psalm 107:25 For He spoke and raised a stormy wind, Which lifted the waves of the sea.
Isaiah 49:11 “I will make all My mountains a road, And My highways will be raised up.
to get, to receive

Literally: to lift up; hence: process by which humans undergo a certain event

Examples
Proverbs 3:35 The wise will inherit honor, But fools increase dishonor.
high, lofty

Literally: to be high; hence: state in which something perplexes the mind and requires wisdom in order to be dealt with

Examples
Proverbs 24:7 Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth at the gate.
defiant, bold

Literally: raised hand; hence: state in which humans act with confidence

Examples
Exodus 14:8 So the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he chased after the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going out boldly.
Numbers 15:30 ‘But the person who does wrong defiantly, whether he is a native or a stranger, that one is blaspheming the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
Numbers 33:3 Now they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the sons of Israel started out boldly in the sight of all the Egyptians,
to be esteemed

State in which a certain type of behavior is highly appreciated

Examples
Psalm 12:8 The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of mankind.
Proverbs 14:29 One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness.
to be exalted

Literally: to be, become high; hence: process by which humans or deities acquire an elevated status, either in their own eyes or in the eyes of other people, which can either be good or bad, depending on whether this status is justified

Examples
2 Samuel 22:28 “And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You humiliate.
Proverbs 11:11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.
Isaiah 2:12 For the LORD of armies will have a day of reckoning Against everyone who is arrogant and haughty, And against everyone who is lifted up, That he may be brought low.
to exalt oneself

Literally: to make oneself high; hence: action by which humans or deities bring themselves an elevated status, either in their own eyes or in the eyes of other people, which can either be good or bad, depending on whether this status is justified

Examples
Daniel 11:36 “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and boast against every god and will speak dreadful things against the God of gods; and he will be successful until the indignation is finished, because that which is determined will be done.
to exalt

Literally: to make high; hence: causative action by which humans or deities grant an elevated status to humans in the eyes of other people

Examples
1 Samuel 2:7 “The LORD makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts.
2 Samuel 22:49 Who also brings me out from my enemies; You also raise me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent person.
1 Kings 14:7 “Go, say to Jeroboam, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: “Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel,
to become proud

Literally: (one's) heart becomes high; hence: process by which humans start to consider themselves greater than justified

Examples
Deuteronomy 8:14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
Deuteronomy 17:20 so that his heart will not be haughty toward his countrymen, and that he will not turn away from the commandment to the right or the left, so that he and his sons may live long in his kingdom in the midst of Israel.
Ezekiel 31:10 ‘Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “Because it is tall in stature and has put its top among the clouds, and its heart is haughty in its loftiness,
to take up, to remove

Literally: to lift up; hence: action by which humans pick up (part of) an object with their hands

Examples
Leviticus 2:9 ‘The priest then shall take up from the grain offering its memorial portion, and shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.
Leviticus 4:8 ‘And he shall remove from it all the fat of the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat which is on the entrails,
Leviticus 4:10 (just as it is removed from the ox of the sacrifice of peace offerings); and the priest is to offer them up in smoke on the altar of burnt offering.
to set up, to restore

Literally: to lift up; hence: causative action by which humans restore a building in its previous condition

Examples
Ezra 9:9 “For we are slaves; yet in our bondage our God has not abandoned us, but has extended favor to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us reviving to erect the house of our God, to restore its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
to take away, to cease

Literally: to lift up; hence: causative process by which humans are forced to stop engaging in an activity

Examples
Ezekiel 45:9 ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “Enough, you princes of Israel; get rid of violence and destruction, and practice justice and righteousness. Revoke your evictions of My people,” declares the Lord GOD.
Daniel 8:11 It even exalted itself to be equal with the Commander of the army; and it removed the regular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His sanctuary was overthrown.
to exalt, to praise

Action by which humans acknowledge the elevated status of deities and give expression to that

Examples
Exodus 15:2 “The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
2 Samuel 22:47 “The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock; And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, “Arise, bless the LORD your God forever and ever! May Your glorious name be blessed And exalted above all blessing and praise!
to present

Literally: to lift up; hence: causative action by which humans devote certain things to a deity

Examples
Exodus 29:27 “You shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution which was waved and which was offered from the ram of ordination, from the one which was for Aaron and from the one which was for his sons.
Leviticus 22:15 ‘And they shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the LORD,
2 Chronicles 30:24 For Hezekiah king of Judah had contributed to the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep, and the princes had contributed to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep; and a large number of priests consecrated themselves.
to ease hardship

Literally: to lift up (someone's) yoke; hence: causative action by which deities ease the hardship of people

Examples
Hosea 11:4 I pulled them along with cords of a man, with ropes of love, And I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws; And I bent down and fed them.
Hosea 11:7 So My people are determined to turn from Me. Though they call them to the One on high, None at all exalts Him.
to rescue from death

Literally: to raise (someone) up from the gates of death; hence: causative action by which deities keep humans from dying

Examples
Psalm 9:13 Be gracious to me, LORD; See my oppression from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,
loudly

Literally: lifted up voice; hence: action by which humans speak more loudly than usual

Examples
Deuteronomy 27:14 “The Levites shall then respond and say to all the people of Israel with a loud voice,
to speak loudly, to shout

Literally: to lift up (one's) voice; hence: action by which humans speak more loudly than usual

Examples
Genesis 39:15 “When he heard that I raised my voice and screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside.”
Genesis 39:18 but when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.”
2 Kings 19:22 ‘Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice, And haughtily raised your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
to bring up

Causative process by which humans take care of young humans while they undergo the natural development of increasing in size and changing physically on their way to being fully grown

Examples
Isaiah 1:2 Listen, heavens, and hear, earth; For the LORD has spoken: “Sons I have raised and brought up, But they have revolted against Me.
Isaiah 23:4 Be ashamed, Sidon, For the sea speaks, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have neither been in labor nor given birth, I have neither brought up young men nor raised virgins.”
Action by which humans raise their hands (to raise (one's) hand)

Examples
Numbers 20:11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank.
Literally: to lift up (one's) face; hence: process by which humans look up with confidence (to lift (one's) face)

Examples
Ezra 9:6 and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongful deeds have risen above our heads, and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.
Literally: to lift up (one's) head; hence: process by which humans find new confidence (to lift up (one's) head > to find new courage)

Examples
Psalm 110:7 He will drink from the brook by the wayside; Therefore He will lift up His head.
Literally: to lift up (someone else's) head; hence: causative process by which deities help humans to find new confidence (to lift up (someone's) head > to restore (someone's) confidence)

Examples
Psalm 3:3 But You, LORD, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Psalm 27:6 And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
to find confidence

Literally: (one's) horn is lifted up; hence: process by which humans find new confidence

Examples
1 Samuel 2:1 Then Hannah prayed and said, “My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD, My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
Psalm 89:17 For You are the glory of their strength, And by Your favor our horn is exalted.
Psalm 89:24 “My faithfulness and My favor will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted.
Literally: to lift up (one's) horn; hence: action by which humans flaunt their confidence (to lift (one's) horn > to boast)

Examples
Psalm 75:4 “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;
Psalm 75:5 Do not lift up your horn on high, Do not speak with insolent pride.’”
Literally: to lift up (someone else's) horn; hence: causative action by which deities restore the inner strength of humans (to lift up (someone's) horn > to restore (someone's) confidence)

Examples
1 Samuel 2:10 “Those who contend with the LORD will be terrified; Against them He will thunder in the heavens, The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; And He will give strength to His king, And will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
Psalm 75:10 And He will cut off all the horns of the wicked, But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
Psalm 92:10 But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.
Action by which deities prepare themselves to intervene, as if rising from a sitting position (to arise (to act))

Examples
Psalm 74:3 Step toward the irreparable ruins; The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.
Isaiah 33:10 “Now I will arise,” says the LORD, “Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
to lift one's foot > to do anything at all

Literally: to raise (one's hand or foot); hence: to do anything, even if it were as insignificant as raising one's hand or foot

Examples
Genesis 41:44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Though I am Pharaoh, yet without your permission no one shall raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”
proud eyes

Literally: (one's) eyes are high; hence: state in which humans consider themselves greater than justified which becomes visible by the way they look around them

Examples
Proverbs 6:17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 30:13 There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
to be victorious

Literally: (one's) (right) hand is raised; hence: state in which humans or deities are victorious in battle

Examples
Psalm 89:13 You have a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted.
Isaiah 26:11 LORD, Your hand is lifted up, yet they do not see it. They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.
Micah 5:9 Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be eliminated.
to give victory

Literally: to raise (someone's) right hand; hence: causative action by which deities grant humans victory in battle

Examples
Psalm 89:42 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
uplifted arm > threat with violence

Literally: uplifted arm; hence: action by which humans threaten others with violence

Examples
Job 38:15 “Their light is withheld from the wicked, And the uplifted arm is broken.
to rebel

Literally: to raise oneself up; hence: action by which humans refuse to accept someone else's authority

Examples
Psalm 66:7 He rules by His might forever; His eyes keep watch on the nations; The rebellious shall not exalt themselves! Selah
to rebel

Literally: to lift up (one's) hand; hence: action by which humans refuse to accept someone else's authority

Examples
1 Kings 11:26 Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king.
1 Kings 11:27 Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David.
to swear

Literally: to raise (one's) hand; hence: action by which humans or celestial beings make a solemn promise

Examples
Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, as he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they finish smashing the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed.
heights > heaven

Literally: high (places); hence: a reference to God's dwelling-place in heaven

Examples
Psalm 78:69 And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has established forever.

How it’s used In 11 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

164 occurrences in 52 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 32
Not stated: you (more than one) 19
Not stated: you (one person) 19
Not stated: I 17
Not stated: they 8
Not stated (infinitive) 8
Other words · 41 groups that occur once or twice (49) 49

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

95 occurrences in 49 groups

קוֹלvoice, sound 11
קֶרֶןhorn 8
ךָּyou 8
יָדhand, power 6
תְּרוּמָהcontribution, offering 6
חֶלֶבfat 4
Other words · 39 groups that occur once or twice (45) 45

Second objectAs in “call him Lord”

5 occurrences in 3 groups

תְּרוּמָהcontribution, offering 3
מַצֵּבָהsacred pillar, pillar 1
קֹדֶשׁholiness 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

88 occurrences in 75 groups

לto/for+ יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 8
מִןfrom+ וֹhim 7
עַלon, upon, over, against+ שָׁמַיִםheaven, sky 3
Other words · 72 groups that occur once or twice (80) 80

With adverbsAdverbs

11 occurrences in 5 groups

לֹאnot 4
אַלnot, do not 3
יַחַדtogether 2
כֵּןthus 2
עַתָּהnow 1

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

2 occurrences in 2 groups

קוֹמָהheight 1
וֹhim 1

Named alongside itApposition

4 occurrences in 5 groups

קֹדֶשׁholiness 1
אֶרֶזcedar 1
שָׁכַןto dwell, to settle 1
שֵׁםname 1
תְּרוּמָהcontribution, offering 1

What it doesIt is the subject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

גָּדַעto cut down, to cut off 1
אָמַרto say 1
בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1

What is done to itIt is the object

3 occurrences in 3 groups

נוּףto wave 1
שָׁמַעto hear, to listen, to obey 1
שָׁפַטto judge, to govern 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

עַיִןeye, sight 1
עַםpeople 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

11 occurrences in 5 groups

כlike/as 4
לto/for 4
כְּמוֹas, like 2
עַלon, upon, over, against 2
בin/on/with 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 4 words

אָדַר ʼâdar · H142 · to be great, to be majestic, to be glorious: אָדַר (ʼâdar, H142) means to be glorious or honorable, and רוּם (rûwm, H7311) means to exalt, lift up or extol. Both belong to the sphere of elevation, honor and glory, and can substitute in contexts of status, acclaim or being made great.
גָּדַל gâdal · H1431 · to be large, to grow large, to cause to grow: Both words overlap in the sense of "exalt, lift up, make great"; they are distinct Hebrew roots that can substitute for each other in contexts of elevation, exaltation and magnification.
גָּבַהּ gâbahh · H1361 · to be tall, to be high, to make high: Both words denote physical or figurative elevation and height ("high," "lift up," "exalt"); they are two distinct Hebrew roots that can substitute in sense for expressing elevation.
שָׂגַב sâgab · H7682 · high, to raise up against, to stir up against: Both words share the core senses of elevation and exaltation and of being set on high, in Hebrew contexts where height or exaltation is expressed.

Contrasting words 1 word

שָׁפֵל shâphêl · H8213 · to become low, to be low: The direct lexical opposite of רוּם, denoting being brought low or humbled in contrast to being exalted or lifted up.

In the other Testament 2 words

ὑψόω hypsóō · G5312 · to raise up, to lift up, to give high position to: Greek ὑψόω specifically denotes the act of elevating or lifting up (literally or figuratively), serving as the standard Septuagint rendering for Hebrew רוּם's core elevation sense across both physical raising and metaphorical exaltation contexts.
ἐπαίρω epaírō · G1869 · to raise, to have courage, to lift the head: Hebrew רוּם encompasses a broad semantic range of elevation (literal, social, spiritual), while Greek ἐπαίρω specifically denotes the physical or metaphorical act of lifting/raising up, often with connotations of exaltation or pride when used metaphorically.

Semantic domains 20 entries

High002001001035: The word means to be high or exalted, directly illustrated by the flood waters that "lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth" (Genesis 7:17) and the divine title "God Most High" (Genesis 14:22).
Bear002003003003: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Complicated002001003004: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Confident002001002003: This domain reflects the word's "be haughty" sense; it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which concern physical elevation, a memorial stone, or raised voices rather than pride.
Extraordinary002001003006: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Great002001002012: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Hold002003001009: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Whole002003001020: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Non-Engage002003003012: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Praise002004001009009: This domain reflects the word's "extol" sense; it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Sacrifice002003002021: This domain reflects the word's use for a raised offering; it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Safe002003003019: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Shout002004001009005: The word's "raise the voice" sense is directly illustrated by the accusation, "when he heard that I raised my voice and screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled" (Genesis 39:15, 18).
Stage002001001060: The word's "set up, erect" sense is illustrated by Jacob who "took a stone and set it up as a memorial stone" (Genesis 31:45).
Stance002001001061: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Engage002003003011: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Unsafe002003003022: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Unwilling002001002031: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Vow002004001009013: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
Move002002001012: The word's upward motion is directly illustrated by the flood waters that "lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth" (Genesis 7:17).

Word family 11 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

רוּםrûwm · H7311תְּרוּמָה tᵉrûwmâh · H8641 · gift, bribe, offering · 76×מָרוֹם mârôwm · H4791 · high, upwards, high position · 54×רוּם rûwm · H7312 · height, stature, haughtiness · 6×רוּם rûwm · H7314 · height · 5×רָמָה râmâh · H7413 · height, hill, high place · 5×רוּם rûwm · H7313 · extol, lift up, set up · 4×רוֹם rôwm · H7315 · high · 1×רוֹמָה rôwmâh · H7317 · to walk haughtily, to walk proudly · 1×רָמוּת râmûwth · H7419 · refuse, trash · 1×תְּרוּמִיָּה tᵉrûwmîyâh · H8642 · special gift, special offering, spacial contribution · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7311. rum רוּם verb be high, exalted, rise (Old Hebrew, Phoenician, Old Aramaic,…

H7311. rum
רוּם verb be high, exalted, rise (Old Hebrew, Phoenician, Old Aramaic, Palmyrene, all in proper names; Sabean in רים epithet of deity and king FellZMG liv (1900), 25 f. also in proper name Mordtmib. xxx (1876), 36 SabDenkm No. 14, 1. 1; Arabic be high, dialect of Oman (JayakarJA xxi. 813, 875) and Zanzibar (PräZMG xxxiv (1880), 218); Ethiopic in derivatives; Aramaic רָם, (very often in derived species and derivatives )); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְרָם Deu 8:14 +; 3 feminine singular רָ֫מָה 1Sa 2:1 +; וְרָאֲמָה Zec 14:10 see רָאַם; 3 plural רָמוּ Pro 30:13; Psa 131:1, רָ֑מּוּ Job 22:12 (Baer Gi; Ges § 20 i); Imperfect יָרוּרָם Isa 30:18 +, jussive יָרֹם Num 24:7, וַיָּרָם Hos 13:6; Eze 10:4 [וֵיָּרֻם Exo 16:20 see רמם]; 3 masculine plural יְרֻמ֑וּן Isa 49:11, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ר֫וּמָה Psa 21:4 +; Infinitive construct רוּם Deu 17:20; Eze 10:16, כְּרֻם Psalm 12:9 [Bae conjectures כֶּרֶם], suffix רוֺמָם Eze 10:17 (Ges § 72 q); Participle רָם Isa 6:1 +, plural רָמִים Isa 2:13 +, construct רָמֵי Isa 10:33, etc, etc.; —
1. a. be high, literal rock (in figurative) Psa 61:3 (מִן compare); be (set on) high, רָ֑מּוּ Job 22:12 (of stars), especially participle, = adjective, in General Isa 2:12 (+ גֵּאֶה), of mountains Isa 2:14; Deu 12:2, hill Eze 6:13; Eze 20:28; Eze 34:6, throne Isa 6:1, trees = tall Isa 2:13; Eze 17:22, compare (in figurative) Isa 10:33 (הַקוֺמָה רָמֵי); human stature Deu 1:28 (מִן compare), Deu 2:10, Deu 2:21; Deu 9:2; רָמִים Psa 78:69 heights (of heaven; || אֶרֶץ); רָמִים of inhabitants of heavens Job 21:22.
b. especially of וְנִשָׂא רָם ׳י, Isa 57:15, compare Psa 138:6, + עַלכָּֿלהָֿעַמִּים Psa 99:2, גּוֺיִם Psa 113:4.
2 be raised, uplifted:
a. of highway Isa 49:11 (made high, put in order); voice, Deu 27:14 (participle = adjective) uplifted.
b. figurative: of hand, symbol of might, Deu 32:27, + עַל person Mic 5:8; of Israel in Exodus רָמָה בְּיָד Exo 14:8; Num 33:3 (both P); of ׳יs hand Isa 26:11; Psa 89:14 (|| תָּעֹז); figurative of presumption Num 15:30 (P); רָמָה זְרוֺעַ of might Job 38:15; of eyes, figurative of arrogance Pro 6:17; Pro 30:13; Psa 131:1 (|| לִבִּי גָּבַהּ), so Psa 18:28, but || 2Sa 22:28 of person; of heart, figurative of reckless elation, Hos 13:6; Deu 8:14; Eze 31:10 (בְּגָבְהוֺ, || גָּבַהְתָּ בְּקוֺמָה) Dan 11:12, + מִן person Deu 17:20; of horn, figurative of triumph 1Sa 2:1 (song), Psa 89:25 (Psalm 18 see Hiph`il), Psa 112:9, so head Psa 27:6 (+ עַל person), Psa 140:9 (join ירומו to Psa 140:10, but read יָרִימוּ Che, compare Hup-Now).
c. of person, be exalted (in figurative), king Num 24:7 (J E; + מִן compare; || תִּנַּשֵּׂא); of God (׳י, i.e. shew his exaltation) Isa 30:18; 2Sa 22:47 = Psa 18:47; Psalm 21:14; Psa 46:11 (twice in verse), + עַלֿ(הַ)שָּׁמַיִם Psa 57:6; Psalm 57:12; Psa 108:6; י ׳עֶבֶד Isa 52:13, ׳י's people Psa 89:17; rebellious Psa 66:7 (Qr; Kt Hiph`il: shew exaltation); worthlessness (personified) Psalm 12:9; of city Pro 11:11.
3 be lifted, rise, of ark, מֵעַלהֿארץ Gen 7:17 (J), so of cherubim Eze 10:16, compare Eze 10:17; י ׳כְּבוֺד Eze 10:4 (הַכְּרוּב מֵעַל). — Pro 24:7 see I. רָאמוֺת b.
Po`el Perfect3feminine singular suffix רֹמְמָ֑תְהוּ Eze 31:4; Eze 31:1singular רוֺמַמְתִּי Isa 1:2; Isa 23:4; Imperfect3masculine singular יְרוֺמֵם Hos 11:7, suffix יְרוֺמְמֵנִי Psa 27:5, וִירוֺמִמְךָ Psa 37:34; Psa 37:1singular suffix וַאֲרֹמְמֶ֫נְהוּ Exo 15:2 (Ges§ 58i), etc. (אֵרוֺמָם see
Hithpo`lel); Imperative masculine plural רוֺמְמוּ Psa 99:5. Psa 99:9; Infinitive construct לְרוֺמֵם Ezr 9:9; Participle מְרוֺמֵם 1Sa 2:7, suffix מְרוֺמְמִי Psa 9:14, feminine רוֺמֵמָה Psa 118:16 (מ omitted, Hup-Now Bae; compare Köi. 454); —
1. a. raise, rear, children Isa 1:2; Isa 23:4 (both || גִּדֵּל).
b. cause tree to grow, subject תְּהוֺם Eze 31:4 (|| גִּדֵּל).
c. rear, erect, temple Ezr 9:9.
2 lift up:
a. in figurative, accusative of person, subject ׳י Psa 27:5 (+ בְּצוּר); + מִן compare 2Sa 22:49 = Psa 18:49, + מִן from Psa 9:14; accusative omitted Hos 11:7 (si vera lectio, compare We Now).
b. raise waves of sea, subject wind, Psa 107:25.
c. exalt, accusative of person, subject ׳י Job 17:4 (read perhaps תְּרִמֵם, so Bu, compare Di), Psa 37:34 (+ אָ֑רֶץ לָרֶשֶׁת); accusative omitted 1Sa 2:7; Psa 118:16 (in victory); subject wisdom, accusative of person Pro 4:8, compare תְּרוֺמֵםגּֿוֺי צְדָקָה Pro 14:34.
3 exalt, extol, accusative ׳י, Psa 30:2, || אוֺדֶה Isa 25:1; Psa 118:28, || הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ Psa 99:5. Psa 99:9, || הִלֵּל Psa 107:32, || בֵּרַךְ Psa 145:1, || אַנְּוֵהוּ Exo 15:2; accusative י ׳שֵׁם Psa 34:4 (|| גִּדֵּל).
Po`lal Imperfect3feminine plural תְּרוֺמַמְנָה Psalm 75:11 be lifted up, of horns (compare Qal 2 b); Perfect3masculine singular וְרוֺמַם Psa 66:17 and he was extolled (so Ki and others; but see רוֺמָם below); Participle מְרוֺמַם Neh 9:5 extolled, of ׳יs name (compare Po`lel 3), + וג ׳עַלכָּֿלבְּֿרָכָה.
Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הֵרִים 1Ki 11:27 +; 2 masculine singular הֲרִימוֺתָ 2Ki 19:22; Psa 89:43, וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֫ Num 31:28; Num 31:2masculine plural consecutive וַהֲרֵמֹתֶם Num 18:26, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יָרִים Gen 41:44 +, jussive יָרִם Num 17:2; 1Sa 2:10, וַיָּ֫רֶם Exo 7:20 +, suffix וַיְרִימֶהָ Gen 31:45, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הָרֵם Exo 14:16; Isa 58:1, הָרִימָה Psa 74:3, etc.; Infinitive construct הָרִים Isa 10:15 +, suffix הֲרִימִי Gen 39:18, etc.; Participle מֵרִים Exo 35:24 +, etc.; —
1. a. (I) raise, lift, with accusative, hand Exo 17:11 (E), Num 20:11 (P), + ׳אֶליֿ (in both) Gen 14:22 compare (אֶלהַֿשָּׁמַיִם) Dan 12:7, + ב person against 1Ki 11:26-27, feet, מְּעָמִים Psa 74:3, i.e. run (+ ל of direction); hand or foot Gen 41:44 (E), i.e. make any movement (hyperb.); head Psa 110:7 (Assyrian ullû rêšu DlHWB 62 a), compare יָרִימוּ Psa 140:9 (so read, see Qal 2 b); face, ׳אֶליֿ Ezr 9:6; hand of another, subject ׳י, figurative of giving strength to, Psa 89:43, so head Psa 3:4; with accusative of rod Isa 10:15; Exo 14:16 (P), בַּמַּטֶה הֵרִים Exo 7:20 (E); rod subject, with accusative of thing Isa 10:15. (2) raise poor אֶבְיוֺן, with מִן local 1Sa 2:8; Psa 113:7.
b. lilft up voilce Gen 39:15, Gen 39:18 (J; both + קָרָא), Isa 40:9 (twice in verse) (accusative omitted), Isa 58:1; Ezr 3:12; + בִּתְרוּעָה Eze 21:27, בַּחֲצֹצְרוֺת2Ch 5:13; + ל person Isa 13:2, לָעָב Job 38:84, + עָל person against 2Ki 19:22 = Isa 37:23; בְּקוֺל הֵרִים 1Ch 15:16.
c. (take into one's hand and) lift, take up, stone Jos 4:5 (J E; עַלשִֿׁכְמוֺ), leg (of sacrificial meal) 1Sa 9:24, mantle 2Ki 2:13, axe 2Ki 6:7 (accusative omitted), yoke Hos 11:4 (עַללְֿחֵיהֶם), censers Num 17:2 (P; + מִבֵּין), ashes Lev 6:3.
d. set up, erect, stone as מַצֵּבָה Gen 31:45 (E); standard, + אֶל of people Isa 49:22, עַל Isa 62:10.
e. set on high, throne, אֵל לְכוֺכְבֵי מִמַּעַל Isa 14:13; nest (subject נֶשֶׁר) Job 39:27.
f. lilft up, exalt, with accusative of person, subject ׳י 1Ki 14:7; 1Ki 16:2; Psa 89:20 (all with מִן), Psa 75:8 (opposed to יַשְׁמִּיל); subject קָלוֺן Pro 3:35, compare Pro 14:29; with accusative קֶרֶן, in both good and bad sense (compare Qal 2 b) 1Sa 2:10; Lam 2:17 (לַמָּרוֺם), Psa 89:18 (Kt; Qr
Qal), Psa 92:11; Psa 148:14; Psa 75:5; Psa 75:6; but 1Ch 25:5 sound the horn; infinitive = exaltation Psa 75:7; Psa 66:7 see Qal 2 c. 2. lift up and take away, remove, with accusative הָעֲטָרָה Eze 21:31 (|| הֵסִיר); accusative of thing + מִן local Isa 57:14; Lev 2:9; Lev 4:8, Lev 4:19; Lev 6:8; = do away with, גְּרֻשֹׁתֵיכֶם Eze 45:9 (מֵעַל of people), הַתָּמִיד Dan 8:11 (Kt; Qr Hoph`al); = set apart, מֶכֶס Num 31:28 (מִן person).
3 lift off and present, contributes offer:
a. to ׳י, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb תְּרוּמָה, Eze 45:13; Eze 48:8; Ezekiel 4:20; Num 15:20 (twice in verse) (P), Exo 35:24 (P); + ׳לי Eze 45:1; Eze 48:9; Num 15:19; Num 18:19, Num 18:24; Num 31:52; י ׳תְּרוּמַת Num 18:26 (+ מִן of thing), Numbers 18:82; Num 18:29 (all P); ׳ת ׳בֵּיתאֿ Ezr 8:25.
b. with accusative of thing, + ׳לְי Lev 22:15.
c. contribute, accusative of thing, ל person (for sacrifice), 2Ch 30:24 (twice in verse); 2Ch 35:7-8, (accusative omitted), 2Ch 35:9.
Hoph`al Perfect3masculine singular הוּרָ֑ם Exo 29:27, הֻרַם Dan 8:11 Qr (Kt
Hiph`il); Imperfect3masculine singular יוּרָם Lev 4:10; — be taken off from (מִן) Lev 4:10 (P), compare Exo 29:27 (P; || הוּנַף); be abolished Dan 8:11 Qr (compare Hiph`il 2); Bev (after ᵐ5) insert Participle מוּרָם after הַתָּמִיד Dan 8:13.
Hithpo`lel Imperfect3masculine singular עַלכָּֿלאֵֿל וְיִתְגַּדֵּל וְיִתְרוֺמֵם Dan 11:36 and he shall exalt and magnify himself above, etc.; 1 singular (ת assimilated) אֵרוֺמָ֔ם Isa 33:10 (Ges§ 54c Köi. 454) I will raise myself (+ אֶנָּשֵׂא אָקוּם,).
II. רמם (√ of following; compare Arabic grow rotten, decay).
[רוּם] verb rise (see Biblical Hebrew); —
Pe`al Passive participle רִם Dan 5:20 lifted up, of heart, i.e. presumptuous.
Po`l. extol: Participle מְרוֺמֵם Dan 4:34 (ל of deity).
Haph`el exalt: Participle מָרִים Dan 5:19 (accusative of person).
.Hithpo`lel lift oneself up against, Dan 5:23 (עַל of deity).

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