7429. ramas

Lexicon

ramas: To creep, move lightly, glide

Original Word: רָמַס
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ramac
Pronunciation: rah-MAHS
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-mas')
Definition: To creep, move lightly, glide
Meaning: to tread upon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

oppressor, stamp upon, trample under feet, tread down, upon

A primitive root; to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively) -- oppressor, stamp upon, trample (under feet), tread (down, upon).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to trample
NASB Translation
oppressors (1), trample (2), trample my down (1), trample down (1), trampled (7), trampled them down (1), tramples down (1), trampling (1), tread (1), tread down (1), treads (1), trodden (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רָמַס verb trample (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic רְמַס; compare perhaps Syriac , Arabic , kick (Ba^{ES 33} Kö^{ii. 196}); is bury, and conceal grave); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive ׳וְר Micah 5:7; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְמֹס Ezekiel 26:11; Psalm 7:6, יִרְמָסֿ Isaiah 41:25, suffix וַיִּרְמְסֶנָּה 2 Kings 9:33, etc.; Imperative feminine singular רִמְסִי Nahum 3:14; Infinitive construct רְמֹס Isaiah 1:12; Participle רֹמֵס Isaiah 16:4; — trample, of men, with accusative חֲצֵרָ֑י Isaiah 1:12, חוּצוֺת Ezekiel 26:11 (by horses' hoofs), טִיט Ezekiel 41:25 (in simile), compare בַחֹמֶר ׳ר Nahum 3:14, accusative מִרְעֶה Ezekiel 34:18 (in figurative); trample down, accusative of person, animal, or thing, 2 Kings 7:17,20, so (by horses' hoofs) 2 Kings 9:33, לָאָרֶץ חַיָּי֫ ׳יִר Psalm 7:6; Psalm 91:13 ("" תִּדְרֹךְ); subject ׳י Isaiah 63:13 (figurative; +דָּרַךְ), subject רֶנֶל Isaiah 26:6; subject beast 2 Kings 14:9 (allegory) = 2 Chronicles 25:18; Daniel 8:7 (vision), of horn, Daniel 8:10; absolute of lion, וְטָרַף ׳וְר Micah 5:7 (simile); participle as substantive collective tramplers (i.e. devastators) Isaiah 16:4.

Niph`al be trampled, Imperfect3feminine plural בְּרַגֶלַיִם תֵּרָמַ֑סְנָה Isaiah 28:3 (on subject compare Di Du Che^Hpt Kö^{i. 183}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1291 (διαβαίνω, diabaínō): To step across, pass through
• G1330 (διέρχομαι, diérchomai): To go through, pass through
• G2062 (ἑλίσσω, helíssō): To roll up, coil
• G2662 (καταπατέω, katapatéō): To trample down, tread underfoot
• G3961 (πατέω, patéō): To tread, trample
• G4937 (συντρίβω, syntríbō): To crush, break in pieces

These Greek terms reflect similar actions of treading, trampling, or crushing, often used in the New Testament to convey themes of judgment, victory, or dominion.

Usage: The verb רָמַס (ramas) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of treading upon or trampling. It often conveys a sense of dominance or destruction, whether literal or metaphorical.

Context: • רָמַס (ramas) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often illustrating the act of trampling or crushing underfoot. This term is used to depict both physical actions and metaphorical expressions of subjugation or judgment.
• In Isaiah 63:3, the imagery of treading is vividly portrayed: "I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the nations no one was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My wrath; their blood spattered My garments, and I stained all My clothing."
• The verb is also used in contexts of judgment and destruction, as seen in Lamentations 1:15: "The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. The Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah as in a winepress."
• רָמַס (ramas) can also be found in Psalms 91:13, where it conveys a promise of protection and victory: "You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent."
• The usage of רָמַס (ramas) often carries a connotation of divine intervention or judgment, where God or His appointed agents execute justice by trampling down the wicked or rebellious.

Forms and Transliterations

וְאֶרְמְסֵ֖ם וְיִרְמֹ֣ס וְרִמְסִ֥י וְרָמַ֥ס וַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּ וַֽיִּרְמְסֶֽנָּה׃ וַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃ וַיִּרְמְס֨וּ וַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּ וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס וארמסם וירמס וירמסהו וירמסו וירמסנה׃ ורמס ורמסי ותרמס ותרמסם׃ יִרְמָס־ יִרְמֹ֖ס ירמס ירמס־ רְמֹ֥ס רֹמֵ֖ס רמס תִּרְמְס֖וּ תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה תִּרְמֹ֖ס תֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָה תרמס תרמסו תרמסנה rə·mōs reMos rəmōs rō·mês roMes rōmês tê·rā·mas·nāh teraMasnah têrāmasnāh tir·mə·sen·nāh tir·mə·sū tir·mōs tirmeSennah tirməsennāh tirmeSu tirməsū tirMos tirmōs vaiyirmeSehu VaiyirmeSennah vaiyirmeSu vaiyirmeSuhu VattirmeSem vattirMos veermeSem veraMas verimSi veyirMos wat·tir·mə·sêm wat·tir·mōs wattirməsêm wattirmōs way·yir·mə·sê·hū way·yir·mə·sen·nāh way·yir·mə·sū way·yir·mə·su·hū wayyirməsêhū wayyirməsennāh wayyirməsū wayyirməsuhū wə’erməsêm wə·’er·mə·sêm wə·rā·mas wə·rim·sî wə·yir·mōs wərāmas wərimsî wəyirmōs yir·mās- yir·mōs yirmās- yirmos yirmōs

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 7:17
HEB: עַל־ הַשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּ הָעָ֛ם בַּשַּׁ֖עַר
NAS: but the people trampled on him at the gate,
KJV: and the people trode upon him in the gate,
INT: charge of the gate trampled the people the gate

2 Kings 7:20
HEB: ל֖וֹ כֵּ֑ן וַיִּרְמְס֨וּ אֹת֥וֹ הָעָ֛ם
NAS: to him, for the people trampled on him at the gate
KJV: And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate,
INT: happened and so trampled the people the gate

2 Kings 9:33
HEB: וְאֶל־ הַסּוּסִ֖ים וַֽיִּרְמְסֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: and on the horses, and he trampled her under foot.
KJV: and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
INT: and on the horses trampled

2 Kings 14:9
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־ הַחֽוֹחַ׃
NAS: that was in Lebanon, and trampled the thorn bush.
KJV: that [was] in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
INT: which Lebanon and trampled bush

2 Chronicles 25:18
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־ הַחֽוֹחַ׃
NAS: that was in Lebanon and trampled the thorn bush.
KJV: that [was] in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
INT: which Lebanon and trampled bush

Psalm 7:5
HEB: נַפְשִׁ֡י וְיַשֵּׂ֗ג וְיִרְמֹ֣ס לָאָ֣רֶץ חַיָּ֑י
NAS: and overtake [it]; And let him trample my life
KJV: and take [it]; yea, let him tread down my life
INT: my soul and overtake trample to the ground my life

Psalm 91:13
HEB: וָפֶ֣תֶן תִּדְרֹ֑ךְ תִּרְמֹ֖ס כְּפִ֣יר וְתַנִּֽין׃
NAS: and the serpent you will trample down.
KJV: and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
INT: and cobra will tread will trample the young and the serpent

Isaiah 1:12
HEB: זֹ֛את מִיֶּדְכֶ֖ם רְמֹ֥ס חֲצֵרָֽי׃
NAS: of you this trampling of My courts?
KJV: this at your hand, to tread my courts?
INT: at your hand trampling court

Isaiah 16:4
HEB: שֹׁ֔ד תַּ֥מּוּ רֹמֵ֖ס מִן־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: has ceased, Oppressors have completely
KJV: ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed
INT: destruction have completely Oppressors at the land

Isaiah 26:6
HEB: תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה רָ֑גֶל רַגְלֵ֥י
NAS: The foot will trample it, The feet
KJV: The foot shall tread it down, [even] the feet
INT: will trample the foot the feet

Isaiah 28:3
HEB: בְּרַגְלַ֖יִם תֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָה עֲטֶ֥רֶת גֵּא֖וּת
NAS: of Ephraim is trodden under foot.
KJV: of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
INT: foot is trodden crown the proud

Isaiah 41:25
HEB: וּכְמ֥וֹ יוֹצֵ֖ר יִרְמָס־ טִֽיט׃
NAS: Even as the potter treads clay.
KJV: and as the potter treadeth clay.
INT: Even as the potter treads clay

Isaiah 63:3
HEB: וְאֶדְרְכֵ֣ם בְּאַפִּ֔י וְאֶרְמְסֵ֖ם בַּחֲמָתִ֑י וְיֵ֤ז
NAS: them in My anger And trampled them in My wrath;
KJV: them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury;
INT: trod my anger and trampled my wrath is sprinkled

Ezekiel 26:11
HEB: בְּפַרְס֣וֹת סוּסָ֔יו יִרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: of his horses he will trample all
KJV: of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets:
INT: the hoofs of his horses will trample all your streets

Ezekiel 34:18
HEB: וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ מִרְעֵיכֶ֔ם תִּרְמְס֖וּ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם וּמִשְׁקַע־
NAS: pasture, that you must tread down with your feet
KJV: pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet
INT: the rest pasture tread your feet of the clear

Daniel 8:7
HEB: וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּ אַ֙רְצָה֙ וַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּ וְלֹא־ הָיָ֥ה
NAS: him to the ground and trampled on him, and there was none
KJV: to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver
INT: hurled to the ground and trampled none had

Daniel 8:10
HEB: וּמִן־ הַכּוֹכָבִ֖ים וַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃
NAS: to the earth, and it trampled them down.
KJV: to the ground, and stamped upon them.
INT: and some of the stars trampled

Micah 5:8
HEB: אִם עָבַ֛ר וְרָמַ֥ס וְטָרַ֖ף וְאֵ֥ין
NAS: he passes through, Tramples down and tears,
KJV: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces,
INT: if passes Tramples and tears and there

Nahum 3:14
HEB: בֹּ֧אִי בַטִּ֛יט וְרִמְסִ֥י בַחֹ֖מֶר הַחֲזִ֥יקִי
NAS: into the clay and tread the mortar!
KJV: into clay, and tread the morter,
INT: Go the clay and tread the mortar Take

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7429
19 Occurrences

rə·mōs — 1 Occ.
rō·mês — 1 Occ.
tê·rā·mas·nāh — 1 Occ.
tir·mə·sen·nāh — 1 Occ.
tir·mə·sū — 1 Occ.
tir·mōs — 1 Occ.
way·yir·mə·sê·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yir·mə·sen·nāh — 1 Occ.
way·yir·mə·sū — 1 Occ.
way·yir·mə·su·hū — 1 Occ.
wat·tir·mə·sêm — 1 Occ.
wat·tir·mōs — 2 Occ.
wə·’er·mə·sêm — 1 Occ.
wə·rā·mas — 1 Occ.
wə·rim·sî — 1 Occ.
wə·yir·mōs — 1 Occ.
yir·mās- — 2 Occ.