רָמָה
ra.mahhigh placeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences2 books5 verses
Definition
feminine active participle of H7311; a height (as a seat of idolatry)
Traditional renderings: high place.
Traditional renderings: high place.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- 1 Samuel 22:6בָּֽרָמָה֙ · on the hillSoon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
- Ezekiel 16:24רָמָ֖ה · a lofty shrine…you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.
- Ezekiel 16:25רָֽמָתֵ֔ךְ · your lofty shrinesAt the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.
- Ezekiel 16:31וְרָמָתֵ֥ךְ · your lofty shrinesBut when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.
- Ezekiel 16:39רָמֹתַ֔יִךְ · your lofty shrinesThen I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.