7314. rum

Lexicon

rum: To be high, exalted, rise, lift up

Original Word: רוּם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ruwm
Pronunciation: room
Phonetic Spelling: (room)
Definition: To be high, exalted, rise, lift up
Meaning: altitude

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

height

(Aramaic) from ruwm; (literally) altitude -- height.

see HEBREW ruwm

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) from rum
Definition
height
NASB Translation
height (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[רוּם] noun masculine^{Dan 4:7} height; — suffix רוּמֵהּ, of temple Ezra 6:3, image Daniel 3:1, tree in vision Daniel 4:7; Daniel 4:8; Daniel 4:17.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Corresponding to the Hebrew root רוּם (rum), which means "to be high" or "to rise."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent of the concept of elevation or exaltation can be found in terms such as ὑψόω (Strong's Greek 5312), which means "to lift up" or "to exalt." This Greek term is used in the New Testament to describe both physical lifting and metaphorical exaltation, similar to the usage of רוּם in the Old Testament.

Usage: The term רוּם is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament to denote physical height or elevation, often in a metaphorical sense to describe exaltation or pride.

Context: • רוּם (rum) is an Aramaic term found in the Old Testament, specifically in the books of Daniel and Ezra, which contain sections written in Aramaic. The word is used to describe physical height or elevation, as well as metaphorical exaltation. In the context of the biblical narrative, רוּם often conveys the idea of being lifted up, either physically or in terms of status and pride.
• In the book of Daniel, the term is used to describe the exaltation of individuals or kingdoms, often in a context that warns against pride and self-aggrandizement. For example, in Daniel 5:20, the term is used to describe the pride of King Belshazzar, whose heart was "lifted up" (רוּם) before his downfall.
• The concept of רוּם is significant in biblical theology as it contrasts human pride with the sovereignty and majesty of God. While humans may seek to elevate themselves, true exaltation comes from God alone, who is described as the one who "raises up" and "brings low" according to His will.

Forms and Transliterations

וְרוּמֵ֥הּ וְרוּמֵהּ֙ ורומה רוּמֵהּ֙ רומה rū·mêh ruMeh rūmêh veruMeh wə·rū·mêh wərūmêh

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 6:3
HEB: וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִי מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑ין רוּמֵהּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין
NAS: be retained, its height being 60
KJV: thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore
INT: the foundations laid the height cubits

Daniel 3:1
HEB: דִּֽי־ דְהַ֔ב רוּמֵהּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין
NAS: of gold, the height of which [was] sixty
KJV: of gold, whose height [was] threescore
INT: forasmuch of gold the height cubits of which sixty

Daniel 4:10
HEB: בְּג֥וֹא אַרְעָ֖א וְרוּמֵ֥הּ שַׂגִּֽיא׃
NAS: of the earth and its height [was] great.
KJV: of the earth, and the height thereof [was] great.
INT: the midst of the earth height great

Daniel 4:11
HEB: אִֽילָנָ֖א וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א
NAS: and became strong And its height reached
KJV: and was strong, and the height thereof reached
INT: the tree and became height reached to the sky

Daniel 4:20
HEB: רְבָ֖ה וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א
NAS: and grew strong, whose height reached
KJV: and was strong, whose height reached
INT: became and grew height reached to the sky

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7314
5 Occurrences

rū·mêh — 2 Occ.
wə·rū·mêh — 3 Occ.