Definition
a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (× a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
Traditional renderings: bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (× a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רוּם:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
190 total
- Genesis 7:17וַתָּ֖רָםFor forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
- Genesis 14:22הֲרִימֹ֨תִי · I have raisedBut Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
- Genesis 31:45וַיְרִימֶ֖הָ · and set it upSo Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,
- Genesis 39:15הֲרִימֹ֥תִי · scream for helpWhen he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
- Genesis 39:18כַּהֲרִימִ֥י · but when I screamed for help…but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
- Genesis 41:44יָרִ֨ים · shall liftAnd Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
- Exodus 7:20וַיָּ֤רֶם · [Aaron] raisedMoses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.
- Exodus 14:8רָמָֽה׃And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out defiantly.
- Exodus 14:16הָרֵ֣ם · lift upAnd as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
- Exodus 15:2וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ׃ · and I will exalt HimThe LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Exodus 16:20וַיָּ֥רֻם · and it became infestedBut they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
- Exodus 17:11יָרִ֥ים · held upAs long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
- Exodus 29:27הוּרָ֑ם · is lifted upConsecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.
- Exodus 35:24מֵרִ֗ים · who could presentAnd all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.
- Leviticus 2:9וְהֵרִ֨ים · is to removeThe priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 4:8יָרִ֣ים · he shall removeThen he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Leviticus 4:10יוּרַ֔ם · the fat is removed…just as the fat is removed from the ox of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.
- Leviticus 4:19יָרִ֣ים · he is to removeAnd he is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.
- Leviticus 6:10וְהֵרִ֣ים · and he shall removeAnd the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.
- Leviticus 6:15וְהֵרִ֨ים · The priest is to removeThe priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 22:15יָרִ֖ימוּ · presentThe priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
- Numbers 15:19תָּרִ֥ימוּ · you shall lift…and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD.
- Numbers 15:20תָּרִ֣ימוּ · you are to lift; תָּרִ֥ימוּ · offerFrom the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.
- Numbers 15:30רָמָ֗הBut the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.
- Numbers 16:37וְיָרֵ֤ם · to remove“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.
- Numbers 18:19יָרִ֥ימוּ · presentAll the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”
- Numbers 18:24יָרִ֤ימוּ · presentFor I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
- Numbers 18:26וַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤ם · you must present“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.
- Numbers 18:28תָּרִ֤ימוּ · are to presentSo you are to present an offering to the LORD from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites, and from these you are to give the LORD’s offering to Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 18:29תָּרִ֕ימוּ · You must presentYou must present the offering due the LORD from all the best of every gift, the holiest part of it.’
- Numbers 18:30בַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤ם · When you have presentedTherefore say to the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress.
- Numbers 18:32בַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֥ם · Once you have presentedOnce you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”
- Numbers 20:11וַיָּ֨רֶם · raisedThen Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.
- Numbers 24:7וְיָרֹ֤ם · will be greaterWater will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
- Numbers 31:28וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨ · Set asideSet aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
- Numbers 31:52הֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ · presentedAll the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.
- Numbers 33:3רָמָ֔הOn the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,
- Deuteronomy 1:28וָרָם֙ · and tallerWhere can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”
- Deuteronomy 2:10וָרָ֖ם · as tall(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites.
- Deuteronomy 2:21וָרָ֖ם · as tallThey were a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place,
- Deuteronomy 8:14וְרָ֖ם · will become proud…then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 9:2וָרָ֖ם · and tallThe people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?”
- Deuteronomy 12:2הָֽרָמִים֙ · the highDestroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
- Deuteronomy 17:20רוּם־ · be exaltedThen his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
- Deuteronomy 27:14רָֽם׃ס · in a loudThen the Levites shall proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite:
- Deuteronomy 32:27רָ֔מָה · has prevailed…if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”
- Joshua 4:5וְהָרִ֨ימוּ · of you is to take…and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,
- 1 Samuel 2:1רָ֥מָה · is exaltedAt that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- 1 Samuel 2:7מְרוֹמֵֽם׃ · He exaltsThe LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.