Word Study · Strong's H7414 · Hebrew
רָמָה
Ramah
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Strong's 1890 spelling: Râmâh
“Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Ramah.
- 36occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 25inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 36 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 25
- בָּרָמָ֑ה4
- בָּרָמָֽה׃3
- הָרָמָ֑ה3
- הָֽרָמָה֙3
- הָֽרָמָ֔ה2
- הָרָמָ֑תָה2
- בְּרָמָ֤ה1
- בָרָמָ֖ה1
- בָֽרָמָ֔ה1
- בָּֽרָמָ֔ה1
- בָרָמָֽה׃1
- הָרָמָ֛ה1
and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- the Ramah12
- in the Ramah9
- the Ramah towards7
- and the Ramah2
- at the Ramah2
- [was] the Ramah towards1
- in Ramah1
- of Ramah1
- Ramah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)12
- preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)11
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)8
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Npl · 12
- HRd/Npl · 11
- HTd/Npl/Sd · 8
- HC/Td/Npl · 2
- HNcfsc · 1
- HNpl · 1
- HR/Npl · 1
All 36, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel15 of 36 · 42%
- Joshua4 of 36 · 11%
- 2 Chronicles4 of 36 · 11%
- 1 Kings3 of 36 · 8%
- Judges2 of 36 · 6%
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Joshua4 occurrences
- Joshua 18:25וְהָֽרָמָ֖הveharamahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,here: and the Ramah
- Joshua 19:8רָ֣אמַתramatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.here: of Ramah
- Joshua 19:29הָֽרָמָ֔הharamahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,here: the Ramah
- Joshua 19:36וְהָרָמָ֖הveharamahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,here: and the Ramah
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 4:5הָרָמָ֛הharamahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.here: the Ramah
- Judges 19:13בָרָמָֽה׃varamahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”here: in the Ramah
1 Samuel15 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:19הָרָמָ֑תָהharamatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.here: the Ramah towards
- 1 Samuel 2:11הָרָמָ֖תָהharamatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.here: the Ramah towards
- 1 Samuel 7:17הָרָמָ֙תָה֙haramatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.here: [was] the Ramah towards
- 1 Samuel 8:4הָרָמָֽתָה׃haramatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.here: the Ramah towards
- 1 Samuel 15:34הָרָמָ֑תָהharamatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.here: the Ramah towards
- 1 Samuel 16:13הָרָמָֽתָה׃ סharamatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.here: the Ramah towards
- 1 Samuel 19:18הָרָמָ֔תָהharamatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.here: the Ramah towards
- 1 Samuel 19:19בָּרָמָֽה׃baramahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah,here: in the Ramah
- 1 Samuel 19:22הָרָמָ֗תָהharamatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.here: the Ramah towards
- 1 Samuel 19:22בָּרָמָֽה׃baramahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.here: in the Ramah
- 1 Samuel 19:23בָּרָמָ֑הbaramahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.here: in the Ramah
- 1 Samuel 19:23בָּרָמָֽה׃baramahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.here: in the Ramah
- 1 Samuel 20:1בָּרָמָ֑הbaramahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”here: in the Ramah
- 1 Samuel 25:1בָּרָמָ֑הbaramahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.here: in the Ramah
- 1 Samuel 28:3בָרָמָ֖הvaramahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.here: in the Ramah
1 Kings3 occurrences
- 1 Kings 15:17הָרָמָ֑הharamahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.here: the Ramah
- 1 Kings 15:21הָֽרָמָ֑הharamahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.here: the Ramah
- 1 Kings 15:22הָֽרָמָה֙haramahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.here: the Ramah
2 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 16:1הָרָמָ֑הharamahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.here: the Ramah
- 2 Chronicles 16:5הָרָמָ֑הharamahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.here: the Ramah
- 2 Chronicles 16:6הָֽרָמָה֙haramahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.here: the Ramah
- 2 Chronicles 22:6בָֽרָמָ֔הvaramahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.here: at the Ramah
Ezra1 occurrence
Nehemiah2 occurrences
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 31:15בְּרָמָ֤הberamahpreposition + proper noun (a name)This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”here: in Ramah
- Jeremiah 40:1הָֽרָמָ֑הharamahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.here: the Ramah
Same headword in Strong's