7484. Ramah or Rama

Lexicon

Ramah or Rama: Ramah or Rama

Original Word: רַעְמָה
Part of Speech: proper name, masculine
Transliteration: Ra`mah
Pronunciation: rah-MAH
Phonetic Spelling: (rah-maw')
Definition: Ramah or Rama
Meaning: Ramah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Raamah

The same as ra'mah; Ramah, the name of a grandson of Ham, and of a place (perhaps founded by him) -- Raamah.

see HEBREW ra'mah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as raam
Definition
"trembling," son of Cush, also a trading people
NASB Translation
Raama (1), Raamah (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. רַעְמָה, רַעְמָא (Gi^{Intr. 124 ff.})

proper name, masculine 'son' of Cush, הָ֯ Genesis 10:7 (twice in verse) = אָ֯ 1 Chronicles 1:9 (twice in verse) (Baer, see his note; van d. H. Gi הָ֯ v^b); Ρεγχμα, Ρεγμα; הָ֯ as trading people Ezekiel 27:22, Ραμα, Ραγμα. Identified by many with city Ῥεγ(α)μα (Ptol^{vi. 7, 14}), Ῥηγμα (Steph. Byz.), in southeast Arabia, on Persian Gulf (so even DHM^{ZMG xxx (1876), 122} Glas^{Skizze ii.251, 325}), but this is in inscription (Glas^{ib. 252}); < Sabean רעֿמה near Me`în in southwest Arabia (Hom^{Südar. Chr. 131} Hal^{535, 11}, compare DHM^l.c.), perhaps = Ῥαμμανῖται of Strabo^{xvi. 4. 24,} see Di^{Genesis 10:7}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root רָעַם (ra'am), meaning "to thunder" or "to roar."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Ramah in the Strong's Greek concordance, as it is a specific Hebrew name. However, the concept of "high place" or "elevation" can be related to Greek terms like ὑψηλός (hypsēlos), meaning "high" or "lofty," though these are not direct translations of the name Ramah.

Usage: The name Ramah is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a person, specifically a descendant of Cush, and is also associated with a geographical location.

Context: • Ramah as a Person: Ramah is mentioned in the genealogies of the descendants of Cush, a son of Ham, who was a son of Noah. In Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9, Ramah is listed as a son of Cush and the father of Sheba and Dedan. This lineage places Ramah among the early post-flood generations, contributing to the spread of nations and peoples.
• Ramah as a Location: While the primary reference of Strong's 7484 is to the person, the name Ramah is also associated with several locations in the biblical narrative, often denoting a high place or elevated area. These locations are significant in various historical and prophetic contexts, though they are not directly linked to the individual named Ramah.

Forms and Transliterations

וְרַעְמָ֔ה וְרַעְמָ֖א וְרַעְמָ֖ה ורעמא ורעמה רַעְמָ֖א רַעְמָ֖ה רעמא רעמה ra‘·mā ra‘·māh ra‘mā ra‘māh raMa raMah veraMa veraMah wə·ra‘·mā wə·ra‘·māh wəra‘mā wəra‘māh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:7
HEB: וַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥ה וְרַעְמָ֖ה וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י
NAS: and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca;
KJV: and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha:
INT: and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca and the sons

Genesis 10:7
HEB: וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖ה שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃
NAS: and the sons of Raamah [were] Sheba
KJV: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba,
INT: and Sabteca and the sons of Raamah Sheba and Dedan

1 Chronicles 1:9
HEB: וַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥א וְרַעְמָ֖א וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י
NAS: Sabta, Raama and Sabteca;
KJV: and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha.
INT: Havilah Sabta Raama and Sabteca and the sons

1 Chronicles 1:9
HEB: וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖א שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃
NAS: and the sons of Raamah [were] Sheba
KJV: And the sons of Raamah; Sheba,
INT: and Sabteca and the sons of Raamah Sheba and Dedan

Ezekiel 27:22
HEB: רֹכְלֵ֤י שְׁבָא֙ וְרַעְמָ֔ה הֵ֖מָּה רֹכְלָ֑יִךְ
NAS: of Sheba and Raamah, they traded
KJV: of Sheba and Raamah, they [were] thy merchants:
INT: the traders of Sheba and Raamah they traded

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7484
5 Occurrences

ra‘·mā — 1 Occ.
ra‘·māh — 1 Occ.
wə·ra‘·mā — 1 Occ.
wə·ra‘·māh — 2 Occ.