3412. Yarmuth
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Yarmuth: Yarmuth

Original Word: יַרְמוּת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Yarmuth
Pronunciation: yar-MOOTH
Phonetic Spelling: (yar-mooth')
Definition: Yarmuth
Meaning: Jarmuth

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be elevated

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Yarmuth in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context.

Usage: Yarmuth is a city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, primarily known as one of the cities in the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah. It is often associated with the concept of elevation or height, reflecting its geographical or strategic significance.

Cultural and Historical Background: Yarmuth was one of the Canaanite cities that played a role during the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. It was part of a coalition of Amorite kings who opposed Joshua and the Israelites. The city is historically significant as it reflects the broader narrative of the Israelite settlement in Canaan and the subsequent division of the land among the tribes of Israel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a Canaanite city in Judah, also a city in Issachar
NASB Translation
Jarmuth (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יַרְמוּת proper name, of a location 1. ᵐ5 Ιερ(ε)ιμουθ, Canaanitish city, with a king, named between Hebron and Lachish Joshua 10:3,5,23 (JE), Joshua 12:11 (D); named with Adullam Joshua 15:35 (P), compare Nehemiah 11:29.

2 ᵐ5 Ρεμμαθ, A ᵐ5L Ιερμωθ, Levitical city in Issachar Joshua 21:29 (P). **See רָ(א)מוֺת

1c.

יָרְקְעָ֑ם proper name, masculine a name in Judah 1 Chronicles 2:44; ᵐ5 Ιακλαν, A Ιερκααν, ᵐ5L Ιερακαμ (and so for רֶקֶם vb; otherwise רקם 1 Chronicles 2:43).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jarmuth

From ruwm; elevation; Jarmuth, the name of two places in Palestine -- Jarmuth.

see HEBREW ruwm

Forms and Transliterations
וּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃ ובירמות׃ יַרְמ֔וּת יַרְמ֜וּת יַרְמוּת֙ ירמות ū·ḇə·yar·mūṯ ūḇəyarmūṯ uveyarMut yar·mūṯ yarMut yarmūṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 10:3
HEB: פִּרְאָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־ יַרְמ֜וּת וְאֶל־ יָפִ֧יעַ
NAS: king of Jarmuth and to Japhia
KJV: king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia
INT: Piram king of Jarmuth and to Japhia

Joshua 10:5
HEB: חֶבְר֤וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־ יַרְמוּת֙ מֶֽלֶךְ־ לָכִ֣ישׁ
NAS: the king of Jarmuth, the king
KJV: the king of Jarmuth, the king
INT: of Hebron the king of Jarmuth the king of Lachish

Joshua 10:23
HEB: אֶת־ מֶ֣לֶךְ יַרְמ֔וּת אֶת־ מֶ֥לֶךְ
NAS: the king of Jarmuth, the king
KJV: the king of Jarmuth, the king
INT: of Hebron the king of Jarmuth the king of Lachish

Joshua 12:11
HEB: מֶ֤לֶךְ יַרְמוּת֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ
NAS: the king of Jarmuth, one; the king
KJV: The king of Jarmuth, one; the king
INT: the king of Jarmuth one the king

Joshua 15:35
HEB: יַרְמוּת֙ וַעֲדֻלָּ֔ם שׂוֹכֹ֖ה
NAS: Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh
KJV: Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh,
INT: Jarmuth and Adullam Socoh

Joshua 21:29
HEB: אֶת־ יַרְמוּת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ
NAS: Jarmuth with its pasture lands,
KJV: Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim
INT: Jarmuth pasture En-gannim

Nehemiah 11:29
HEB: רִמּ֛וֹן וּבְצָרְעָ֖ה וּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃
NAS: in Zorah and in Jarmuth,
KJV: and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
INT: En-rimmon Zorah Jarmuth

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3412
7 Occurrences


ū·ḇə·yar·mūṯ — 1 Occ.
yar·mūṯ — 6 Occ.
















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